Jan 1952

THE PETERITE Vol. 11,1 \

JANUARY, 1952

No. 329

EDITORIAL The outstanding event of the Christmas Term was undoubtedly the moving and dignified ceremony of the unveiling of the Memorial Plaque to Frank Pick, of which we give a full account elsewhere in our pages. None of those now in the School can remember Frank Pick's last visit to St. Peter's, in 1939, some two and a half years before his death; and few probably had a just appreciation of his greatness in our national life until they heard Lord Latham's inspiring address.

Perhaps (understandably enough) captains of England's test teams or film stars appeal most vividly to the schoolboy imagination, but it is probably true to say that Frank Pick was the most distinguished national figure which St. Peter's has produced in the twentieth century.

At the time of his death an appreciation in The Times quoted a saying of Mr. Walter Eliot's that "Frank Pick was the nearest approach to Lorenzo the Magnificent that a modem democracy could achieve", and added that "he probably did more to encourage modern art, both in its pure and commercialised forms, than any man in his generation". He had, too, administrative and organizing genius of a high order, as the record of his career proves abundantly. Perhaps his greatest achievement in this respect (and one to which, oddly enough, no reference was made on the 23rd November) was the organization, at the request of the Government, in the years before the war, of an evacuation scheme for London, a scheme which worked perfectly when the time of testing came. St. Peter's is grateful to the London Transport Executive, and especially to Lord Latham, for this abiding memorial to one of our greatest sons.

The continued numerical growth of the School has made it inevitable that the Senior and Junior Schools should become more and more distinct entities, except, of course, in matters academic, in which continuity of syllabus and a coherent organization give us an advantage which we shall never jeopardize. The example of a separate St. Olave's Carol Service will be followed in the coming term by arrangements for a daily Junior School Chapel Service. This, we

CONTENTS

Editorial ...

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Obituary ...

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New Year's Honours : Alderman B. Wilson

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The Frank Pick Memorial

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Old Peterite News and Oxford Letter

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Valete and Salvete

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School Officers

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House Notes

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Chapel Notes

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The Choir ...

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The Senior School Carol Service

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`Be Courteous'

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The Curia

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The Library

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The Debating Society

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"The Monkey's Paw"

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The Christmas 'Concert

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The Music Society

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The Science Society

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The British Ship Adoption Society

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The Film Society

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Another School Poll

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C.C.F. Notes

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Scouting

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Shooting

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Squash

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Rugby Football, 1951

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The Junior School

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The Memorial Plaque to Frank Pick (O.P., 1891-1897).

believe, is a wise innovation, and, since hitherto a large proportion of Junior School boys have been debarred by ineluctable numerical facts from participation in a daily service in the School Chapel, should rather promote than diminish a consciousness of membership of St. Peter's School. And in the Summer Term there will be an independent "Speech Day" for the Junior School, on Wednesday, the 23rd July, when Bishop Hubbard will distribute the prizes. Commemoration will follow later in the same week (from Friday, the 25th, to Sunday, the 27th), when Lord Halifax will be our guest at Speech Day and the Bishop of Newcastle will preach the Commemoration Sermon. Here again the division of the functions seems eminently desirable. The Commemoration programme is necessarily adapted to the climate of the Senior School, and much of it can have little significance to the more immature outlook of St. Olave's. This is especially true of the speeches at the Prize-giving in the Clifton Cinema. A separate and distinct ceremony which the Junior School can feel is all their own is, we believe, the right solution to an obvious difficulty.

The term ended, not as usually with a School Play, but with a Concert, which was of a very high quality and which, it was generally agreed, was the most satisfying presentation of School musical talent for many years. No less satisfying (in a different sense) was the most enjoyable boarders' supper on the last night of term. All of us heartily endorsed the delightful speech with which J. T. Ankers, the Head of the School, thanked the Head Master and Mrs. Dronfield, who were our kindly hosts on the occasion.

OBITUARY MRS. CALDER It is with great sorrow that we have to record the sudden and

untimely death of Mrs. Calder early on Christmas morning at her home at Alcuin House, and we wish to assure Mr. Calder, John, and Joyce of our deepest sympathy in their great loss.

In September, 1945, Mr. and Mrs. Calder took charge of the new Junior School Boarding House (Alcuin), and it is from that time that we have come to know Mrs. Calder so well. Her kindliness, her motherly and sympathetic approach to the care and welfare of her boys, her unfailing cheerfulness—all these have been felt and appreciated by boys and parents alike. But I would also add the grateful remembrance of the Governors and myself for the efficient manner in which, over a difficult period, Mrs. Calder did the catering for the whole Junior School, and was largely responsible in her work behind the scenes for the happiness and co-operation which has permeated the work of her domestic staff.

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FRANK PICK MEMORIAL Lord Latham showing to a group of boys the Presentation Copy of the

School History the Ceremony by the Head of the School.

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Mrs. Calder's passing is universally mourned and will be severely felt. Her example of unselfish devotion will long remain a cherished memory among those of us who were privileged to know her well.

She looked for the best in everyone, and spoke ill of no-one. There could be no finer epitaph.—THE HEAD MASTER. MRS. FRANCES ELIZABETH RHODES We regret to record the death at Bristol, on 13th December, 1951, of Mrs. Rhodes, the widow of Mr. H. W. Rhodes and mother of Mr. K. H. Rhodes, O.P., and member of the Staff. Mrs. Rhodes will still be remembered by many Old Peterites, since she was connected with the School as House Matron for nine years. She was Matron in the Manor from 1927 to 1931 and thereafter, until her retirement in 1936, when Mr. Toyne relinquished the Headmastership, in the Rise.

We tender our sincere sympathy to Mr. Kenneth Rhodes and to his sister, Lady Jamieson.

NEW YEAR'S HONOURS ALDERMAN B. WILSON We were pleased to note in the New Year's 'Honours List that Alderman Bertram Wilson, Who represents the West Riding of Yorkshire on the Governing Body, and who has always taken the keenest interest in our activities and well-being, has been made a Knight Bachelor, in recognition of his political and public services in the West Riding. We offer him our congratulations on the honour.

THE FRANK PICK MEMORIAL IP

UNVEILING CEREMONY, 23rd NOVEMBER, 1951 The unveiling of the Memorial Plaque to Frank Pick, O.P. (18911897), by the Rt. Hon. Lord Latham, Chairman of the London Transport Executive, was an impressive ceremony which will long be remembered by all who were privileged to be present. The plaque, a photograph of which is the frontispiece to this issue, has been placed in the wall of the archway of the New Building, and so may be read as well by the general public as by the members of the School. The simple yet inspiring words were cut in slate by Reynolds Stone, in characters which stem in part from the revival of good lettering initiated by 'Edward Johnston and Eric Gill, the former under the patronage of Frank Pick in the service of London Transport.

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the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress and the Sheriff of York, administrative heads of British Railways, and prominent representatives of all aspects of the life of the City. And the weather, which might have gone far to mar proceedings which inevitably had to take place out of doors, proved kind. The day was bright and clear.

In the absence of the Chairman of the Governors, the Very Rev. E. Milner White, Dean of York, who was unable to be present owing to a sudden indisposition, the Head Master welcomed Lord Latham on behalf of the School. In offering the Memorial Plaque Lord Latham said : "I come here today to pay tribute to a very distinguished Old Boy of this School—the late Frank Pick.

"Frank Pick was a great man with a high sense of social obligation, who devoted his great talents to the service of his fellows. He was selfless : he sought neither reward nor acclamation. Indeed, praise embarrassed him.

"In association with another great man—the late Lord Ashfieldhe laid the foundations and built up the structure of the largest and most closely co-ordinated urban passenger transport system in the world—long known as London Transport. This transport system will remain a monument of achievement to a partnership which was indeed unique. For, surely, no two such different men ever found themselves so complementary the one to the other. All who go about London on their lawful occasions are under debt to both of them—and to one of them—Frank Pick—we are here to pay special honour.

"It is of Frank Pick as a seeker after beauty that I especially wish to speak. His business acumen and penetrating mind were matched with 'high idealism and a 'love of the deeper qualities. The beauty he sought was in the things we live with and the things we live among every day of the year : in our homes, in our streets, wherever people move and have their being : beauty in small things—shall I say in the small change—of life. Characteristically, Frank Pick called it `Good Design' : there was nothing high-falutin' about Frank Pick.

"To seek this kind of universal beauty was perhaps not remarkable —as an exercise indagsthetics it was engaging—but what was remarkable and exceptioN4 was his faith and courage in applying it to business. Here walqhe greatness—moral and personal—of Frank Pick.

He blazed the trail and founded a tradition, the 'Frank Pick tradition', which not only still inspires London Transport but has had a worldwide influence in many other fields of human activity.

"So it was that Frank Pick was the first great industrialist—the first great business man—to apply the principles of Good Design to a great business undertaking. He founded the tradition which 4

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maintains that functional quality in manufacture or in service is not enough, and that every manufacturer and every public servant (and, indeed, every citizen) should—as an ethical duty, as good business, and as good citizenship—consider also the appearance of their products, the decency of all advertising and propaganda, and above all the needs of what we now call 'public amenity'. In the service of passenger transport in London, Frank Pick demonstrated his ideals. in practice, and he has left behi nd him patterns to stimulate us and ideals to guide us all. That is why London Tiansport .signs this Memorial Plaque.

"But how did Frank Pick become a great man?

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"Was he a great scholar when he was here? No. It is true he took prizes in Maths., but he was unsuccessful in an attempt to win a scholarship to Oxford. He was an average scholar.

"Was he brilliant at games? No. his House Colours for rowing.

His modest achievement was

"Was he a social success? No. He was rather too shy to be `hail fellow well met' to everyone and a nyone.

"But knowing Frank Pick as I did, in his later years of fame and achievement, I am sure that 'he looked back on his days at this famous and ancient School as the basic preparation for his life-work. This School gave him all the quieter virtues—his modesty, his love of good music, and his passion for accuracy. It bred in him a determination, a perseverance and a zeal for hard work which, believe me, were astounding. I fancy I am right in suggesting that the close relation ship which your School maintains with this beautiful City of York and its superb Minster were largely responsible for Pick's lifelong enthusiasm for craftsmanship and good design in all things, but I know I am right in saying that Pick's character—and believe me he was a man of sterling character—was made and nurtured by St. Peter's.

"You have every right to be proud of your School—as Frank Pick was—and in offering to you a Memorial Plaque in memory of one of your distinguished Old Boys I do so in the hope that all of you may be inspired by Frank Pick's life. His youth was not exceptional— but it was sound. His early manhood was hardworking and entirely self-reliant—he owed nothing to privilege or wealth. His work for transport in London was his life-work, and to it he gave all his talents and all his enthusiasm. If his tombstone were in London and needed an epitaph it might well be the epitaph on the tomb of another great contributor to London's greatness—Sir Christopher Wren—`If you wish for a memorial, look around you.' London's buses and coaches, London's tube trains and stations, London's bus stops and shelters, and all that living tradition of good design combined with efficiency and function which inspires his successors—these are Pick's true memorial.

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"But I offer you—his School of St. Peter's, York—a plain slab of slate (engraved in a simple beauty of which I am sure Frank Pick would have approved) to remind you that the world, troubled though it be, is still yours to conquer, that the world sorely needs men who can give to our modern machine age the idealism which built your Minster and which founded your School, and that you need neither money nor birth in this democratic country of ours to scale the heights of your proper ambitions.

"Mr. Head Master, I am proud for my colleagues of the London Transport Executive and myself to offer you this Memorial Plaque, not only in respectful homage to the memory of Frank Pick, but also, if I may, as a challenge to the boys who are now here, and to the generations still to come, to go out from this School, and emulate the modesty, the determination, the hard work, and the enthusiasm for all that is summed up in the phrase 'Goodness, Truth, and Beauty' which Frank Pick, 0.P., gave in such overflowing measure through London Transport to London and to the great wide world beyond."

The Head Master, deputising for the Chairman of the Governors, then accepted the plaque on behalf of the Governors. He said he hoped the position of the plaque would commend itself to Lord Latham for three especial reasons; firstly, that it was in the School where Frank Pick was educated; secondly, that it would be seen by the general public who daily passed through this part of the School; and lastly, that it was in full view of the railway where Frank Pick began his transport career.

Mr. Dronfield assured Lord Latham and the London Transport Executive that the School received this plaque with a full sense of responsibility, and that the site chosen would be maintained in a manner worthy of this memorial to one of the School's most eminent sons.

The Head Master expressed the School's appreciation of the great interest Lord Latham had displayed in •this project, and thanked him especially for making the journey from London for this ceremony.

He then invited Lord Latham to unveil the plaque, at the same time inviting the audience to stand for a space in tribute to Frank Pick.

There followed a fan-fare played on bugles by members of the C.C.F. Band, and specially composed for the occasion by J. A. Sutton, one of the buglers.

The ceremonial was concluded by the Head of the School (J. T. Ankers) presenting Lord Latham with a specially bound and inscribed copy of the History of the School. He thanked Lord Latham for unveiling the plaque, and remarked that since his Lordship had today added another memorable page to the History of the School it was altogether appropriate that he should be able to read something of the first 1,300 years.

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After the ceremony a large company sat down to luncheon in the School Dining-hall as the guests of the Head Master and Mrs. Dronfield. The toast of "The Visitors" was proposed by Mr. C. M. Jenkin-Jones, a Governor of the School and former General Manager of the North Eastern Region of the L.N.E.R. Mr. Jenkin-Jones recalled that Frank Pick had begun his transport career in the service of the L.N.E.R., which had sprung from the first railway company in the world. York, too, could boast in St. Peter's the oldest Public School in the world, and he felt that the School motto might well be considered most suitable for the railways. Justifying any extravagance of pronunciation by the dictum of Mr. Churchill that a man may pronounce a foreign language in any way he chooses. Mr. JenkinJones quoted the original Latin, "ingredere ut proficias super antiquas vias", and gave a translation clev erly adapted to his point : "Go on with your journey so long as you keep on the permanent way".

In his reply, Lord Latham dwelt on the inspiring lead which Frank Pick had given to all who were concerned with town-planning today.

In York we had the especially difficult problems of marrying an ancient walled city, with its Castle, its Bars, and its magnificent Minster, to the great industries and the important railway centre which our modern age has added to it.

"As a former leader of the London County Council," he said, "I know only too well how difficult it is to plan development with beauty and convenience, amid the hurrying press of modern life and the urgent needs for housing and other social requirements. Amid these pressures there is a real danger that often, unwittingly, tomorrow will be sacrificed for today. It is, I feel, only by faith and courage in the enduring values of beauty and dignity that we can avoid the errors of the past and the reproaches of the future, and create the conditions of communal life in which people can know and enjoy the arts and ways of dignified, happy, and comfortable living.

"I sometimes wonder whether as well as preserving, as, of course, we should, our ancient buildings we are also giving enough freedom and encouragement to contemporary architecture. We cannot make a living City by beautiful reproduction of medimval half-timbering or Georgian classicism, however faithful. Our buildings and our settings should express the best conceptions, ideas, and visual emotions of today, and should represent our present ethos, as the buildings of past ages did theirs.

"Are we quite sure that what we nowadays call 'street furniture' is not merely 'street clutter' and is neither as carefully designed nor as appropriately placed as it should be? Do we sufficiently appreciate how the beauty and attractiveness of fine buildings can be overlaid and hidden by the multitude of posts, standards, signs, and the like, 7

with which our roads and streets are festooned in unplanned and undesigned disarray? Have we not as a consequence lost much of the sense of good line and good design in our city streets, which, after all, are the thoroughfares of the life and activities of the community?

"Are we taking the fullest advantage of the wealth of advice and inspiration which can flow from such organisations as the Council of Industrial Design, the Royal Fine Arts Commission and the Design and Industries Association in planning our building development, both civic and domestic, both industrial and commercial? I venture to ask these questions as your guest, because they are precisely the kind of questions Frank Pick used to ask with abundant justification in our Southern Capital, and we have, I fear, still failed to give a good enough answer. But I can assure you that the leaven he first used is still working—happily with gathering force. I have just named three organisations with whose foundation Frank Pick was intimately concerned. I know only too well how difficult it is to find even modestly satisfactory answers to such searching questions. But I believe that if Frank Pick would give us a message here today it would be this : 'Civic pride is good, but a civic conscience is better.

The present must look to the future •as well as to the past.' And I am sure he would have added, 'I know all the difficulties in applying standards of taste to matters of fact, but there is always a way to surmount those difficulties if you stand by your standards.'

"Pick's greatest virtue was that he had a faith in Good Design— almost a religious faith—and that he never diverged one iota from his principles.

"Good Design is not just a matter for city architects and civic dignitaries or even for State planners and nationalised industries— it is in truth and in fact a matter for every citizen. In this hall, devoted to education and amid this goodly company, may I conclude by saying that our world is sorely needing the outspoken criticism of the young, the inspiration and exuberance of the young, and all that we older folk can do is to give youth all the scope it wants and all the encouragement it needs.

"In thanking you on behalf of myself and my fellow guests for your friendly and generous toast, may I ask this assembly to rise and drink with me a toast to the inspiring memory of Frank Pick."

FRANK PICK (The following is a brief resume of his career) He was born at Spalding, in Lincolnshire, on 23rd November, 1878.

He entered St. Peter's School in 1893 as a Foundation Scholar on the modern side. In 1895 and in 1896 he took the Dean of York's Prize for Mathematics. He left the School in 1897 and was articled with Mr. George Crombie, Solicitor, of York. In 1902 he qualified as a Solicitor, and in 1903 took his LL.B. (London) with first class honours.

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In 1902 he had entered the service of the North Eastern Railway Company under Sir George Gibb, and in 1906 removed to London when Sir George Gibb became General Manager of the Metropolitan District and London Electric Railways. In 1907 he was transferred to the staff of Mr. A. H. Stanley, who later became Lord Ashfield. In 1909 he became Traffic Development Officer and in 1912 Commercial Manager. In 1921 he became Joint Assistant Managing Director of the Companies of the Underground Group, and in 1924 assumed full administrative control under Lord Ashfield. From 1933 to 1940 he was Vice-Chairman of the London Passenger Transport Board. In 1940 he became Director General of the Ministry of Information, and in 1941 took over special duties in connection with traffic on Canals and Inland Waterways.

Frank Pick was a foundation member of the Institute of Transport and became President in 1932. He served on several Government Committees and Royal Commissions, and was Chairman of the Council for Art and Industry. He was one of the founders of the Design and Industries Association.

He died on 7th November, 1941.

OLD PETERITE NEWS LONDON DINNER, 1951 The London Dinner of the Club was held at Brown's Hotel, Dover Street, W.1, on Wednesday, 7th November, 1951.

The Chair was taken by John Rodgers, M.P. for Sevenoaks, Kent.

Mr. S. M. Toyne proposed the toast of "The School", to which the Head Master replied. The toast of "The Old Peterite Club" was proposed by F. W. B. Pacey, and Dr. M. T. Clegg replied.

In the course of the evening it was suggested informally that the Club should endow a prize in memory of the late Frank Pick. A spontaneous collection realised an amount of some £50. The "Frank Pick Prize for Design" will therefore be competed for annually at the School.

The 1952 London Dinner will be held on Wednesday, 12th November. Further details will be given in the next two issues of "The Peterite".

The following forty-eight Old Peterites attended the Dinner :— Archer, L. H. J., 1922-26.

Atkinson, E. G. B., 1920-24.

Baddeley, W. D., 1915-19.

Black, V. M., 1935-41.

Booth, R. M., 1941-49.

Cadell, T. W. P., 1919-23.

Camm, J. P., 1927-31.

Claybourn, G. R., 1942-46.

Clegg, M. T., 1901-07.

Colley, W. H., 1901-07.

Cooper, A. B., 1927-31.

Crombie, I. F., 1918-26.

Denison, J. A., 1938-42.

Dixon, J. B., 1932-36.

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Dodd, D. F., 1928-32.

Douglas, F. H., 1923-28.

Dowson, R. E., 1927-29.

Dronfield, J. (Head Master).

Easten, J. A., 1881-90.

Eccles, J. D., 1940-45.

Elliott, W., 1923-28.

Fergusson, J. D., 1920-27.

Gedge, J. B., 1916-20.

Gray, B. A. C., 1911-21.

Hunter, 0., 1918-23.

Johnson, A. N., 1918-20.

Metcalfe, R. H., 1913-18.

Millhouse, G., 1912-13.

Pacey, F. W. B., 1921-27.

Pattinson, J. L., 1915-16.

Pawle, S. G. S., 1927-31.

Pearson, G. E., 1918-20.

Pick, M., 1902-08.

Rhodes, K. H., 1914-20.

Rodgers, J. C., 1919-25.

Scholefield, C. E., 1915-20.

Scholefield, John, 1920-25.

Scholefield, Joshua, 1919-24.

Sergeant, C. W. H., 1913-14.

Sergeant, J., 1913-16.

Sewell, E. P., 1918-23.

Stratton, W. A., 1935-45.

Thompson, H. A., 1933-39.

Toyne, S. M. (Head Master).

Wall, L. J. L., 1927-31.

Wright, P. J., 1942-45.

Yardley, N. W. D„1928-34.

Yeoman, W. G., 1911-16.

Guests.

Kershaw, E. ("Yorkshire Post").

Woodward, F. H. (Archbishop Holgate's Society).

HONOURS Major B. J. Eastwood (School House, 1930-36) has been awarded the O.B.E. for his services as D.A.A. and Q.M.G. of the 29th Brigade in Korea. * * * In the New Year's Honours A. S. Rymer (1913-21) received the O.B.E. for his work as Chairman of the York Festival Committee.

APPOINTMENTS W. P. Allen, M.C. (1901-07), has been appointed Assistant to Commercial Superintendent (Freight), York, by British Railways. He was formerly District Goods Superintendent, Newcastle. His railway service began in 1910, when he joined the North Eastern Railway.

After serving in World War I, in which he was commissioned and awarded the Military Cross, he returned to York, where he held three appointments until 1927, when he became Dock Superintendent, Middlesbrough.

In 1940 Allen became District Goods and Dock Manager at West Hartlepool, and during his stay there was Chairman of the Port Emergency Committee, Ministry of War Transport, and member of the Hartlepools Port and Harbour Commission.

During the time he was Acting District Goods Manager at Hull (1943 to 1945), he was Deputy Chairman of the Port Emergency Committee, Ministry of War Transport, and a member of the Humber Conservancy Board.

While at Newcastle Mr. Allen was a member of the Blyth Harbour Commission.

D. V. Hewitt has been appointed Head Master of the York Minster Choir School. He left St. Peter's with a Choral Scholarship at King's College, Cambridge.

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LONDONDERRY CUP In the first round of the Squash Competition for the Londonderry Cup the O.P. team was beaten by Stowe, by four matches to one, at the Naval and Military Club on 12th December. The O.P. team was J. T. Brockbank, G. Pawle, N. W. D. Yardley, C. K. Hudson, and B. A. C. Gray. The detailed results were : P. Sherrard beat J. T. Brockbank (9-1, 9-6, 9-7).

N. Rowlands beat G. Pawle (9-6, 9-7, 9-4).

R. Lush beat N. W. D. Yardley (9-7, 5-9, 9-1, 9-6).

F. Hird lost to C. K. Hudson (1-9, 6-9, 7-9).

T. Johnson beat B. A. C. Gray (9-1, 9-0, 9-1).

"THE MAUL" A letter published in "The Times" of the 17th December, 1951, in the course of some interesting correspondence on old rules of rugger, is of incidental concern to Peterites. The L. E. Stevenson mentioned entered St. Peter's in 1878. He was capped for Scotland, and his name appears in the School Athletic Sports records, which begin in 1870, as the holder of the record for putting the weight. His record was established in 1883, the very year mentioned in the letter below, and held good, presumably, until the abolition of the event. We have been unable to identify the match to which Mr. H. Stanley Stephenson refers. W. J. P. Kaye was also at St. Peter's, entering in 1876, and it may be that it was a game between the School and an O.P. side.

The letter is as follows :— To

THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES

Sir,—Mr. J. H. Bowman's account of the maul is not quite complete. A maul took place if a player was collared inside the goal-line before he had touched down. It proceeded at once without any pause for the referee. I, too, have a vivid recollection of a maul which took place on the ground of St. Peter's School, York, in about the year 1883, between L. E. Stevenson—afterwards a Cambridge Blue and international—and W. J. P. Kaye : and they were both on their feet. The referee at that time was called an umpire. Soon after this time two umpires were introduced, one for each end of the ground, presided over by a referee. This was not found satisfactory, and there was soon a return to one umpire, who continued to be called a referee. This accounts for the use of the word in football generally instead of umpire. With regard to minor points, they counted only if the score was otherwise equal. A single goal was worth more than any number of tries.

Your faithfully, H.

STANLEY STEPHENSON.

Melbury, Chestnut Grove, Fleet, Hampshire.

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It may be of interest to quote Mr. J. H. Bowman's version of "The Maul", which is queried in the above letter. He wrote on the 14th December : ". . . A maul took place when the referee was doubtful whether the ball was touched down over or just on the opponents' goal line by an attacking player.

Two of the strongest from each side lay on the ground facing each other and each grasped and encircled the ball with both arms. On a signal from the referee the wrestle for the ball began, and the one who wrested the ball from the other and touched down was the winner. If he was of the attacking side, that side was awarded a try. The spectators at that end of the field swarmed on to the ground, watching the wrestle. . ."

`ST. Ph1hR'S SCHOOL SCRATCH FOURS' Another item of antiquarian interest arises from the presentation to the School, by Mr. Basil Gray, of Sheffield, of a pewter tankard which belonged to his uncle, the late Edwin Gray, who was at St. Peter's from 1861 to 1865 and proceeded to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took the degree of LL.B. The tankard is inscribed "St. Peter's School Scratch Fours", and gives the names of the crew, with their respective colleges at Cambridge, and the date, 7th December, 1865. The names are R. Hey (Lady Margaret), E. Gray (1st Trinity), J. M. Meek (1st Trinity), B. Walker (Trinity Hall), stroke, and J. T. Richardson (St. Catherine's), cox. We have no knowledge of the race or races which the tankard commemorates.

The year (1865) is prior to continuous publication of "The Peterite".

Perhaps there are descendants of the participants who can give further information? :

Of the names mentioned on the tankard, only that of Edwin Gray appears in the School records. He was elected as a founder vicepresident of, the O.P. Club at the inaugural meeting on 20th December, 1887, when the Rev. H. M. Stephenson, the Head Master of the day, was made the first President. The formation of the Club was the result of an informal preliminary meeting convened at the School by Mr. Stephenson in September of the previous year.

In 1902 Edwin Gray, then Lord Mayor of York, presided over the O.P. Dinner at which a presentation from the Club was made to J. R. Parker ("James"), who had been Porter at the School since 1865.

From the list of Old Peterites who attended this particular Dinner it would appear that in those days St. Peter's was the mainstay of the City of York. Besides the Lord Mayor, it included F. Shann (Sheriff of York), R. P. Dale (Town Clerk), J. R. Wood (Coroner), T. B. Whytehead (Clerk to the Dean and Chapter), E. R. Dodsworth (Clerk to the Governors), as well as three or four City Councillors.

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ITEMS R. S. F. Webber, Lieut., R.N. (1938-42), sailed for home on the 29th December after 13 months' service in Korea in the frigate "Rotoriti". His wedding in New Zealand on 5th December is formally noted elsewhere.

J. B. Nicholson (1941-50) received complimentary note in the Press accounts of •the crashing of an R.A.F. bomber on the Scarborough-Beverley railway line towards the end of November. Nicholson was working on the land in the vicinity of the disaster, and with great presence of mind prevented a further accident by stopping an approaching train just in time. He then assisted in rescuing the bomber crew from the wreckage.

BIRTH PENNISTON.—On 8th January, 1952, at Fallodon Nursing Home, Leeds, to Barbara Mary (nee Parker), wife of Peter Penniston—a son (Simon Rupert Thomas) MARRIAGES BRINDLEY—BEER. On 8th September, 1951, at St. Matthias' Church, London, Peter Charles Brindley, third son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Brindley, 17 Ladywood Avenue, Petts Wood, Kent, to Miss Joyce E. Beer, daughter of Mrs. E. M. Beer, now of Oakfield Park, near Bath, Somerset. [1940-45.]

WEBBER—COCHRANE. On 5th December, 1951, at the First Church of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, Lieut. R. S. F. Webber, R.N., to Miss Wendy Cochrane, of Dunedin, New Zealand.

[1938-42.]

ENGAGEMENTS HUNTLEY—NEWTON. The engagement is announced between William Gregson Huntley, only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Huntley, of 6 Ashwood Terrace, Sunderland, and Joyce, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Newton, of 18 Netherburn Road, Sunderland. [1939-43.]

MURRAY—MACKINTOSH. The engagement is announced between Captain Ronald L. Murray, Royal Signals, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfrid Murray, of York, and Eileen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mackintosh, of Jamaica (formerly of Didsbury, Manchester). [1936-43.]

STUART—WHITTAM. The engagement is announced between J. E. Stuart and Margaret Whittam, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Whittam, of 3 Branxton Crescent, Newcastle-onTyne. [1943-48.]

SYKES—JAMES. The engagement is announced between Peter Robin, only son of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Sykes, of Glenhow, Saltbum-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire, and Pamela Susan, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. James, of Heneage Court, Falfield, Gloucestershire. [1942-47.]

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OXFORD LETTER OXFORD.

January, 1952.

Dear Sirs, May we, at the start of this letter, apologise for the absence of an Oxford Letter in your last issue. One of our number did mutter something to the effect that he would write the letter for the Trinity Term, and we left it at that. However, in the Long Vac. he must have either mislaid the various items of pernicious gossip with which this letter is traditionally filled, or else left the composition until later, in the face of long months of rest ahead, only to find that it was then too late. Anyway, we hope this letter reaches you in time and that someday our colleagues at "the other university" may spring to life again.

The term has been one of extremely bad weather, as no doubt was your term at York. When the sun did shine, however, we took the opportunity of acquainting ourselves with the new faces in our somewhat small band. The main events of the term have been Robin Sykes' engagement, which is doubtless announced in your issue elsewhere, and "the contest" at Twickenham, where your scribe was present to see honour duly satisfied. You may have read with interest about the launching of the Leviathan, which some of us were lucky enough to witness. May we point out that it is intended to use it for training purposes only and not for the Boat Race itself.

The "New Boys" mentioned above number three.

A. R. Royle (B.N.C.) is joyfully exploring new ground as far as motor vehicles are concerned and has already paid at least one visit to the Morris Works. He seemed to spend most of the term entertaining and being entertained. He should go far in the Oxford world !

H. Murray (Jesus) spends his time holding mammoth tea parties and is rumoured to have rowed for his college in the Long Distance Eights. Doubtless we shall be seeing him on the river "Toggers".

I. G. Cobham (Magdalen) remained an unknown quantity until he appeared near the end of term. He was unfortunate enough to have some exams at the end of his first term and seems to have spent his time working and also shooting—at what, we were unable to discover.

W. S. Samuels (Wadham) is yet another unkown quantity. In fact it is quite an event even to catch so much as a glimpse of him with all his familiar mannerisms. He was seen once walking, as usual, on the other side of the road.

J. C. M. Rayson (B.N.C.) was seen in the Parks once or twice during the summer, fielding cover-point as usual, but he has resolved

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to substitute plough for bat next summer. He also says that he has given up exercising that lovely dog !

P. R. Sykes (St. Edmund Hall) has, as we said, taken the plunge, and we offer him our very sincere and hearty congratulations. He still plays a very energetic game of squash and was seen by cricket enthusiasts in the Parks playing on the adjacent tennis courts.

D. P. Norwood (Hertford) tells us with pride that he actually played several games of cricket last summer—batting at No. 11 ! We tried to find him in his rooms several times, but he is always "out".

On one of these occasions we were told that he had gone to London to see Preston North End. Like father, like son !

For want of any news of P. Andrews (Keble), E. A. K. Denison (B.N.C.), G. Mountain (Wycliffe Hall), and G. C. Norris (Worcester), we must presume that they have all left "the city of dreaming spires" for the outside world, and we wish them every success wherever they may be.

Finally we would like to say how much we appreciate the more frequent appearances of School results in our newspapers, especially as the results themselves have been so good during the past term or two.

Wishing the School every success for 1952, We remain, Sirs, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (December, 1951) THE GROVE J. S. Megginson. 1948-51 (St. Olave's, 1945). VB. Colts XV, 1950-51.

2nd XV, 1951-52. Colours, 1951-52. 1st VIII Shooting, 1950-51-52.

Colours, 1951-52. First Cla ss Shot. A.B. in C.C.F. (R.N. Section).

Proficiency Badge.

TEMPLE T. A. Bradford. 1948-51 (St. Olave's, 1944). Transitus. Cadet in C.C.F. (R.N. Section). Cert. "A", Part 1. First Class Shot.

D. Haw. 1948-51 (St. Olave's, 1946). Transitus. Junior Colts XV, 1949-50.

Played for 2nd XV, 195152. 4th IV, 1951. Cadet in C.C.F. (R.N. Section). Cert. "A", Part 1. First Class Shot.

C. D. Mortimer. 1949-51. IVc. Cadet in C.C.F. (Signal Section). Cert.

"A", Part 1, 1951. Signals Classification, 1950.

P. R. Shearburn. 1948-51 (St. Olave's, 1945). Vc. Cadet in C.C.F. (R.A.F. Section). Cert. "A", Part 1.

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SALVETE (September, 1951) THE GROVE R. I. Collinson (IVA), M. D. Fish (Shell B), D. K. Hodd (Shell B), G. C. I. Kirk (IVA), N. J. Magson (Shell A), P. R. B. Megginson (Shell B), G. Plester (Shell A), D. Pfluger (Shell A), C. W. R. Roy (IVA), W. C. Stubbs (Shell a), E. H. N. Turner (Shell A), R. N. Unwin (Shell A), D. Wilkinson (Shell A).

THE MANOR D. C. Jackson (Shell B), D. G. Metcalfe (IVA), J. R. Peverley (IVA), A. G. Quarmby (IVA), J. W. Rudd (IVA), A. H. Sneasby (Shell B), J. A. Stark (Shell a), F. G. Woolgrove (IV A), C. J. Wooley (Shell A).

THE RISE R. D. Burdass (Shell a), C. Charlesworth (Shell A), R. F. Coates (IVA), J. M. Forster (IVB), J. B. Huzzard (Shell B), C. W. Jose (IVA), J. E. Moore (IVA), J. D. Morrison (Shell A), D. J. Oldman (IVA), M. T. Powell (IVB), B. R. Stockton (IVB), A. C. Stubbs (Shell A), M. G. Sykes (Shell A), J. L. Wilding (IVB).

SCHOOL HOUSE N. J. Bell (IVB), P. B. Clayton (IVB), G. R. H. Clemons (Shell A), J. R. Dawson (Shell B), M. W. Dennis (Shell a), D. I. Donaldson (Shell a), A. G. Hall (Shell B), F. W. Hardy (Shell A), E. A. Jackson (IVB), F. A. L. Kirby (Shell A), R. G. Le Pla (IVB), H. C. Marshall (Shell B), R. E. L. Micklethwaite (Shell B), R. D. G. Pattison (Shell a), E. W. Peat (IVA), T. J. Robbins-Jones (IVB), P. S. Roe (IVA), R. N. Worsley (Shell A).

TEMPLE R. Atkinson (Shell a), I. L. Barton (Shell A), P. E. Bulmer. (Shell A), B. W. H. Carter (IVA), M. T. Carter (IVA), C. R. Clough (Shell A), P. A. Crane (Shell A), C. B. Hardie (Shell A), D. R. Holt (Shell A), A. P. Hopwood (Shell A), J. L. Hyde (Shell B), M. Kay (IVB), P. A. Lacy (Shell a), J. R. Loadman (IVB), P. A. Morris (Shell A), I. E. F. Morton (Shell A), P. J. Netherwood (Vx), E. C. Sedman (IVA), D. T. Sparham (IVA), M. Wilsh (Shell A).

SCHOOL OFFICERS Christmas Term, 1951 HEAD OF SCHOOL:

J. T. ANKERS. SCHOOL MONITORS : Head of The Grove: D. I. FLETCHER. Head of The Manor: J. J. YOULL. Head of The Rise: P. D. F. JAMES. Head of School House: D. G. HILTON. Head of Temple: J. T. ANKERS. Chapel Monitor: E. ROBINSON.

A. N. WYATT-GUNNING. J. M. RAYLOR. 16

HOUSE MONITORS : The Grove: J. C. DENT, M. J. F. EVERITT, G. B. PULLAN, J. E. SMITH,

J. WHITTAKER, M. J. WOOD.

The Manor: R. D. PALFRAMAN, H. W. J. RIGG, S. H. STOREY, J. B.

WEIGHTMAN.

The Rise: J. E. B. ANNEQUIN, D. COVERDALE, E. G. DIXON, L. C. M.

LOCHORE, M. B. MARKUS, H. P. G. SHAW.

School House: A. W. DRIVER, J. M. HOLT, P. S. LUMBY, M. S. MILNE,

C. V. ROBERTS, C. K. SMITH.

Temple: J. E. FAWCETT, B. MEREDITH, G. W. RILEY, S. J. WHITE.

GAMES CAPTAINS : Captain of Rugger: A. N. WYATT-GUNNING. Captain of Hockey: J. T. ANKERS. Captain of Boats: J. WHITTAKER. Captain of Shooting: H. W. J. RIGG. Captain of Squash: M. J. WOOD. Captain of Fencing: C. V. ROBERTS.

EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE" :

D. G. HILTON, R. D. PALFRAMAN, E. ROBINSON, R. D. WHEATLEY, J. T. ANKERS.

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE Under entirely new management, we returned this term, confident that we would play our usual important part in the School's activities.

We hope that these notes will show that this confidence was not misplaced.

Our new Head of House was D. I. Fletcher, and M. J. F. Everitt, G. B. Pullan, J. E. Smith, M. J. Wood and J. C. Dent were appointed House Monitors. All but one of our new boys came from the Junior School, so they soon settled down and entered fully into the life of the House. Later in the term G. V. Plester joined us and soon fitted in with the rest of us. Many of last year's Seniors had left, but everybody pulled their weight, and soon the House was taking its full part in the term's activities.

As greater opportunities were given for developing hobbies this term, we improved our hobbies' room by buying a large number of tools, and after their arrival the peace of the House was continually being broken by muffled hammerings and bangings from the cellars.

The House Library continued to flourish and the majority of its books are now housed in a new glass-fronted bookcase, a great improvement on the old methods. T. A. Foy was appointed House Librarian, and has performed this duty with great efficiency. Also, three dart boards were installed at the beginning of term and these were often in use.

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As usual we can report a substantial lead in the Work Cup competition, and, as we have more examination candidates than usual this year, we have high hopes that it will not be long before the Cup returns to its rightful position on our shelf.

At the end-of-term concert, the Grove was well represented and we would especially like to congratulate R. Shepherd, W. B. Hawkins, and E. Turner on their performances. D. K. Hodd sang solos in both the concert and the carol service. A good performance.

Although we had to relinquish both the Junior and Senior Rugger Cups, it cannot be said that we let them go without a fight, and we have no reason to feel down-hearted about our efforts. In the Junior competition we lost 5-3 to School House in the semi-final. This was a very close match and with a little luck the result might have been reversed. However, we congratulate School House and thank them for a good, clean game. Our Senior team was held to a draw in the first round by Manor, and it was only after a very close game that we managed to beat them in the replay. We played better against Temple and managed to get well on top in the second half to win 15-0. The score might have been larger, but our Captain had forgotten how to kick goals from in front of the posts ! For the final against Rise we prayed for dry conditions, which would suit our open type of play.

But it was not to be. The rain came down in torrents, and the Rise forwards, revelling in the wet, soon clinched the game. We finally lost 14-0. Only ducks could have really enjoyed themselves on that day, and our hope is that the Rise retain their duck-like qualities in the cricket House matches.

As usual we were well represented in the School teams. D. I. Fletcher was awarded his 1st XV Cap and W. G. A. Maxwell, M. N. Coates and G. B. Pullan were awarded their 1st XV Colours. M. J. F. Everitt played for the 1st XV and was awarded his 2nd XV Colours, as was J. S. Megginson. C. M. C. Burdass captained the Colts and was awarded his Colts Colours. Megginson was awarded his Shooting Colours, and M. J. Wood captained the Squash team. Coates, Megginson, Burdass, and J. C. Dent were awarded their House Colours.

Finally, we must say farewell to J. S. Megginson, who rounded off his school career by gaining three Colours in his last week at School. We wish him all success.

THE MANOR We must first make an addition to the notes for last term. P. J. Williams left unexpectedly during the holidays to take up a career in commercial art, and we now wish him every success for his future.

At the beginning of this term, since we had lost only four "old hands" altogether, we were able to approach the new school year with 18

confidence. At its close we may say that this confidence was justified, for the House is in a happy and prosperous condition.

One improvement made during the holidays which we were very pleased to see was that our unsightly back-yard had been cemented over (some people have been heard to mention yard-cricket again already) and a commodious cycle shed erected there. The accommodation of cycles, particularly in the Summer Term, has caused much difficulty in the past. For these benefits we are very grateful to the authorities and also for the several sets of lockers and shelves which have been fitted in the House in the course of the term. In addition, a number of chairs were purchased by the House fund and money was allocated for private decorating.

Attention during the Christmas Term is, of course, focused on rugby, and the Manor has been well represented in the School teams.

Rigg thoroughly deserved his 1st XV Cap and we must also congratulate Greenwood and Raylor on their Colours. De Little was awarded 2nd XV Colours.

In the Junior House matches our team was rather inexperienced and did well to hold a strong Rise side to 17-3. It seems to be our regular lot to encounter Grove in the preliminary round of the Senior division, and this year was no exception. Our first attempt ended in a well-contested draw, with one try to the credit of each side. In the replay we were without our Captain, Raylor, who had been injured in the first game, and Grove eventually won, 6-3, by making more use of their superiority in the backs. The margins of our defeats have been steadily reduced over the last four years and we look forward to beating them •ext season.

"Crash hero is Old Peterite." So ran the headlines of the evening newspaper one day in November, and we discovered with pride that it referred to an old friend, J. B. Nicholson, who left the House just recently. When an R.A.F. bomber crashed on the ScarboroughBeverley railway line near where Nicholson was working, with admirable presence of mind he stopped an approaching train by waving his jacket, and so prevented a further disaster. He then returned to assist in rescuing the crew from the wreckage.

The Manor's turn to provide a programme for a Science Society meeting occurred during the term, and our budding scientists put up quite a creditable show. Wood gave an interesting lecture on cacti, and Saville on the tape-recording machine, into which a very hesitant and reluctant De Little was persuaded to speak, to the amusement of the audience. Finally Weightman talked about flying, a subject in which he is fully qualified, since he obtained his pilot's licence last holidays.

The House evidently possesses musical talent as well, for at the School Concert, Ford, Marsh and Macdonald performed with distinction in the orchestra, and other Manorites were conspicuous on the vocal side.

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THE RISE At the beginning of a new school year we should like to congratulate James on being appointed Head of House, and WyattGunning on his appointment as a School Monitor. Our congratulations to Coverdale, Dixon, Shaw, Markus and Lochore, who join Annequin as House Monitors.

Our efforts in the classroom were shown by the result of the Work Cup, in which we came a very close second to Temple—whom we congratulate. With a little more conscientious effort from the Junior part of the House we might easily have seen this coveted cup on our shelf. In connection with this we should like to congratulate Lochore on passing the written part of the Services Examination.

It would be too lengthy a process to record all those Risites who have represented the School teams, but special mention must be made of Wyatt-Gunning, who has captained the 1st XV so enthusiastically.

We congratulate James, Lochore and Reid-Smith upon the award of their 1st XV Colours, and Annequin and Coverdale on the award of their 2nd XV Colours.

The Junior House team lost to Temple in the semi-final after giving a most creditable display. In the Senior competition we beat School House in the semi-finals, and thus qualified to meet the Grove in the final. Fortunately the conditions favoured us, and the forwards, under the inspiring leadership of Wyatt-Gunning, laid the foundations of a comfortable victory—we had won the Rugger Cup at last ! This success proved to be the highlight of the term. As a result Coverdale and Reid-Smith are to be heartily congratulated upon the award of their House Colours; as also are Lewis, Moore, J. R., Bolton, Kettlewell and Ibberson, upon the award of their Junior House Colours.

Now that Thursday afternoons have been set aside for hobbies; two House societies have taken the opportunity and exploited it to the full. The Railway Club has been very active, and Ackroyd, Claydon, and Ibberson deserve special mention for their ambitious work in this respect. The Philatelic Society has met weekly under the guidance of Nendick. The members are few but very keen.

We are grateful to W. G. Huntley's (1938-43) offer of a 1940 house photograph. The only two missing groups now are 1929 and 1933, and we appeal to all old Risites to have yet another look in their lumber rooms.

To mark the occasion of our winning the Rugger Cup, Mr. Crews offered a prize for the best poem depicting the final. There have been a number of good entries, and we shall submit the winning poem to the critical editors—they might even publish it.* * We regret that space forbids.

—

Ed.

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As we have given School House so many good ideas in the past, perhaps we may be permitted to take a tip from them. We ask all present Risites to give one book to our Library.

The Rise has given good support to the Debating Society, as indicated by the number of speakers from the House this term.

We have been visited by several Old Risites and hope to see more in the near future—This term's visitors were : I. U. Warrington (1945-50); M. G. Goodburn (1946-51); D. T. Simpson (1947-51); M. S. Douglas (1935-39); J. E. Stuart (1943-48); I. S. Bishop (1946-49); and F. D. Browne (1947-50).

After so successful a term, we can look forward to the new year with confidence.

SCHOOL HOUSE For the third year in succession many members of the House took leave of us in the summer, so that at the beginning of the term we again welcomed a strong batch of Juniors. They have rapidly made themselves at home in the House, have learnt its routines, and have added their enthusiastic support to every kind of House and School activity. In short, we feel that they have made a promising start and we wish them a happy and successful time in our midst.

With reference to offices in the House this term, we must first congratulate Hilton on his appointment as Head of House, and Roberts, Driver, Smith, C. K., and Lumby on their appointment as House Monitors. Holt and Milne received House Monitorships at half-term.

On the rugger field we can make the naive claim of having lost to the winners in both House events. The Senior House team, though playing extremely well, lost 8-0 to what seemed, at least on paper, a vastly superior Rise team. The Junior team scored a narrow victory over the Grove, but failed in the final before a strong Temple side.

As a result of the matches, Roberts, Nelson, Hudson and Wetherell, P., gained their Senior House Colours, and Firth, Young, Ridley, Wetherell, 0., and McCallum their Junior Colours. The School teams contained a liberal sprinkling of Housites, noticeably the Colts teams.

Hilton was re-awarded his 1st XV Colours; Driver, Wetherell, P., and Hudson gained their 2nd XV Colours; and Macpherson and Wetherell, 0., their Colts Colours. In addition Nelson played for the 2nd XV, and Firth gained a place in the Senior Colts team, as did Bell, Clayton, Jackson, E. A., Nesham, Pacey and Willstrop in the Junior Colts team.

With the arrival of the bad weather we were thrown back upon our own resources to keep ourselves occupied. Squash, chess, and table21

tennis competitions were organised, and Nelson, Clayton and Young were the respective winners. Many members of the House availed themselves of the fencing classes, and we are glad to note the interest shown by the Juniors in this sport.

In the field of hobbies, as opposed to relaxations, we have much to report, and first we must mention the excellent production in Big Hall of "The Monkey's Paw" by a team of Middles enthusiastically led by Middlebrook, P. W. Although originally intended for a limited audience, the interest shown was so great that the whole School eventually attended. Willstrop, Rice, Thomas, Ridley and, of course, Middlebrook himself, gave most polished performances, but warm praise is due to Roberts, who moulded the production in its final stages. The setting was designed by Howat, J., assisted by Simmons and Wheatley, J. P., and the properties were organised by Leonard and Lewis, J., all of whom are to be complimented on the results of their work. Taylor, P. J., was the prompter, but fortunately his services were not greatly called upon during the productions.

Special mention must also be made of the very considerable use to which the Hobbies' room has been put this term. Hudson has ably organised the equipment, and we would express our thanks to Mr. Hawkins who, by his help and encouragement, has enabled many of us to make a good start in carpentry.

This term a small Stamp Club has been started, and Leonard has been appointed Secretary. The latest stamp catalogue has been acquired and, although only informal meetings have been held so far, it is hoped next term to invite an occasional outside lecturer.

The House Library has, this term, taken on a new lease of life.

Soon after the beginning of term an appeal was made for new books, and, as a result of this, over sixty volumes have been presented by members of the House. We wou'd thank the donors for their prompt generosity and would hope that by the beginning of the Easter Term there will be no Housite who has not made a suitable contribution.

Holmes, the new Librarian, assisted by Thomas, has carried out a most thorough reorganisation of the Library.

With reference to music, we note with pleasure the ever-increasing number of Housites who are members of the Choir, the Choral Society, or the School Orchestra. We would also mention the success of the fortnightly House Proms. this term, which, keenly organised by Howat, J., have been well attended and, we feel, enjoyed by all.

At this juncture we would have preferred to bring our report to a succinct conclusion, but our conscience compels us to refer to the present low position of the House in the Work Cup Competition.

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particularly gifted with grey matter. Let us give the lie to this falsehood in the coming terms, but it will demand real determination and hard work by every member of the House.

It is far from our intention, however, to conclude these notes in a minor key. Despite the difficulties over games this term, the House has maintained its enthusiasm to the end, and we feel that there is an ever-growing eagerness to join in and to accept responsibilities. With this spirit we need have no fears, but may look with confidence to the future.

TEMPLE After the first week of customary excitement, the House, though under new management, rapidly settled down to work and the normal routine. Ankers, Robinson and all the House Monitors are to be congratulated on their appointments, and we hope they will have a successful year of office.

The only Inter-House events this term took place on the rugger field, where we met with considerable success. In the Junior event we were triumphant, and most impressively so. Fitness and teamwork, for which Robinson can take much of the credit, were our two greatest assets, and it is fitting that as many as seven people were awarded their Junior House Colours after the match. They were Atkinson, Heap, Jesper, Johnson, Simpson, Sutton and Welsh, J. M., and we offer them and all the team our congratulations. In the Senior competition we were knocked out by the Grove in the first round, though our inexperienced team, minus Bough and Taylor, played far better than the score suggests. We congratulate Fawcett on the award of his House Rugger Colours, and our conquerors on the excellent rugger they at times produced, in spite of the atrocious conditions.

We have been well represented in School teams this term; Robinson is to be congratulated on being appointed Vice-Captain of Rugger, while Ankers and Taylor both gained their Colours. White captained the 2nd XV and we congratulate both him and Bough, who was awarded his Colts Colours.

Off the sports field, Templars have been equally prominent in School activities, and we contributed much to the success of the School concert and the carol service.

This term we say goodbye to Haw, Bradford, Shearburn, and Mortimer, and we thank them for all they have contributed to the House, and wish them every success in the future.

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THE CHAPEL Christmas Term reaches its natural climax in the Carol Services on the last Sunday in the term. As is now our custom we had two separate Carol Services, one for the Junior School at 2-30 p.m., and one for the Senior School at 6-0 p.m., and both services were as inspiring as ever and worthy Acts of Worship to God. We especially thank the Head Master for the gift of the two Christmas trees.

Among our other special services mention should be made of our Harvest Thanksgiving (7th Oct.); and our Remembrance Day Morning Service (11th Nov.); while, together with the whole nation, we joined on 9th December in the Thanksgiving to God for the King's recovery from his serious operation.

On Sunday, 25th November, we had Special Collections for the Jamaican Schools Fund. The Head Masters' Conference had asked that schools in England should raise a sum of money to help the schools of Jamaica, which suffered so severely in the recent hurricane.

We sent £11 is. 1d. to the Fund.

Our visiting preachers during the term have been The Dean of York, Bishop Hubbard, Canon Harrison, and the Rev. P. J. Lamb, Principal of St. John's College, York; and we are most grateful to them for their kindness in coming and for the help they gave us.

Sixty-four boys have been attending Class of Instruction for Confirmation; and will hope to be presented to the Bishop on 14th March, next.

To the new Chapel Monitor, E. Robinson, and to his noble band of Servers, who have been wonderfully regular in their attendance, we offer our sincere thanks. The Chapel Monitor's work would be considerably lightened if boys were even more careful about keeping the rows in which they sit tidy. It should surely be a matter of pride to keep God's house as tidy and beautiful as possible.

C.P.

THE CHOIR The outstanding events of this term were the carol service, an account of which is given below, and the choir supper. The domestic staff provided us with an excellent meal and we extend our thanks to them. Speeches followed the meal, and the Head Master told us that we had again been invited to the Minster for the Epiphany Processions with carols. Afterwards all heartily joined in the singing of Christmas carols.

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We started the term with several new members, but soon settled down into a well-balanced combination. The Holy Communion service on All Saints' Day was sung to Merbecke's setting, and Walmisley's settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis were sung with the School on the Sunday next before Advent. A new anthem of note, "Rejoice in the Lord Alway", by Purcell, was sung on the Sunday appointed for thanksgiving for the King's restoration to health.

The following anthems were sung during the term :Evening hymn—Balfour Gardiner.

Thou visitest the earth—Greene.

0 come ye servants—Tye. *Cantate Domino—Pitoni.

What are these—Alan Gray, O.P. *Rejoice in the Lord alway (The Bell Anthem)—Purcell. * Added to Choir repertory this term.

D.A.H.

THE SENIOR SCHOOL CAROL SERVICE All carol services are popular and ours was no exception. The demand for tickets was as great this year as ever and in two days all seats were allocated. The service took place on the last Sunday of term, 16th December, at 6 p.m. The carols and Christmas hymns were :— Once in Royal David's City—H. J. Gauntlett. *Invitatory Chorale from the Christmas Oratorio—J. S. Bach.

O little town of Bethlehem—Traditional. *The Holly and the Ivy—Traditional, arr. Watford Davies. *Ding-dong ! Merrily on high—French, 1588.

While Shepherds watched—Este's Psalter, 1592, descant by Alan Gray, O.P.

*Rocking—Czech.

Puer nobis—I5th Centurry.

Shepherds in the fields abiding—French. *In dulci jubilo-14th Century German—arr. R. L. de Pearsall.

The first Nowell—Traditional. *Wither's rocking hymn—R. Vaughan Williams.

Behold the Great Creator-15th Century English Carol.

Adeste Fideles-18th Century, French.

Hark ! the herald Angels sing—Mendelssohn. * Sung by the Choir alone.

The singing was up to the usual standard. The School sang loudly

in the right places and was not daunted even by the unexpected top F's in the processional hymn. These were occasioned by a tendency 25

of the leading treble's initial solo to sharpen. Considering the number and variety of musical programmes sung by its members during the week, the numerous rehearsals, two concerts and Junior Carols, the Choir's singing was, on the whole, remarkably good, but even a momentary tiredness of voice soon vanished at the Choir supper which followed.

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BE COURTEOUS (The following is the text of the sermon preached by the Dean of York in Chapel on Sunday, the 28th October. The address was found so helpful by the congregation that, with the Dean's permission, we publish it for a wider audience.)

Here is excellent advice from your own St. Peter, Ch. 3, v. 8 in his Epistle.

Finally, be ye all of one mind, be sympathetic, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous All qualities, you will notice, which are departments, facets, aspects of the master grace of Love. Tonight I am moved to speak about one only of them, because of an incident which happened in Stonegate during the week.

A colonel, now retired, well-known in York both for his past military service and his delightful personality, as he was getting out of his car, dropped a half-crown. As you might expect, it did not stop conveniently on the pavement, but rolled away just, only just, under his dashboard. He stooped to recover it, but old wounds and the stiffness of age, made it just too difficult for him to reach. A young man, well dressed, passed by at that moment; and the Colonel asked with his wonted politeness if he would oblige by picking up the coin for him. The young man took a look at it and said, "I can't be bothered", and walked on.

Behaviour of that sort, were you to see it, would fill you, I know, with disgust. As it did me. Yet someone may say "Grossly bad manners, I admit, but only bad manners". Only bad manners? Bad manners reveal much more than themselves. What that young man did by his bad manners, and most effectively, was to advertise how odious a person he was I Similarly, good manners are much more than mere manners, they reveal the inward character of the person who exercises them. Courtesy is a window into a man, which everyone he meets can look into.

One of the oldest and most famous of English schools has motto "Manners makyth man". Winchester, however, isn't as 26

as its old as

St. Peter's; and, before it was founded, St. Peter himself had for 700 years been putting the matter to your predecessors even more simply, "Be courteous".

English manners have been going, not steadily, but fast downhill in the last 20 years. A lovely Christian grace, a grace of Christian civilisation, a grace of Heaven itself (for who can imagine bad manners in Heaven?) is ceasing to be valued as it should. In politics, diplomacy and public life, it has all but disappeared, with untold risks to state and world. Abuse is used instead of argument.

Argument by abuse condemns the speaker, not his opponent. So it is worth seeing what courtesy means and to what it witnesses.

A lovely Christian 'Grace, I said, "Isn't that", you answer, "using rather exaggerated language? For the occasions when it is called for are rather trivial, as in that story you told us". Quite right, the occasions are often very trivial. Courtesy, politeness, has been called "Love in trifles", love in little things. The important thing, which can never be trifling or little, is that it is love, love expressing itself in kindly speech and feeling, one form of exercising the greatest grace in the world. Although Christ has told us to love one another, we can't feel love in the profounder sense for people whom we meet casually, perhaps no more than talk to behind the counter, or stumble over in a bus, but we can feel kindly and behave graciously towards them. Courtesy is love in relation to society as a whole; it is the etiquette of life in the every day world.

The word which St. Peter uses and which the A.V. translates courteous is sbdt4pcov = "of friendly mind", "displaying a spirit of goodwill". Just the spirit a Christian should show wherever he is, in whatever company, in every way possible. And he should show it, not as mere surface manner, but genuinely, sincerely. Behind and through the politeness must shine the friendly goodwill .. . that is courtesy. And in human relations, it never fails to work for peace and sweetness, or to call forth an answer in goodwill.

And what an example of courtesy our Lord set us ! It was His courtesy even to the outcasts and untouchables which brought them to Him, which gave Him the heart of Galilee then and of the world ever after. When the disciples scolded, "Suffer little children to come unto me", He said. The despised little publican Zacchaeus He called down from his perch in the tree to do the honour of a host towards Him. And He allowed, most gently, Judas to kiss Him. And did ever courtesy rise higher, or so breathe with the bounty of love, as when He reinstated Peter after his three denials with His three "Lovest thou me's? Feed my sheep".

Yes, even in our manners we can learn to be like Christ, and have very much to learn. Never despise "Love in trifles". Take

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trouble over it; and not least at home in those familiar circles where you are most off guard. Most parents want to be proud of their son? manners— a very right pride that, because it, too, springs from love.

Similarly, there is nothing that distinguishes a good school more clearly than the sincere courtesy of its boys. But more than that, God watches for it, and values it in His sons, in each of us, as a living sign and active instrument of that peace amongst men of goodwill which He sent Christ Jesus to bring to earth. Knowing all this, St. Peter bids you "BE COURTEOUS".

THE CURIA As is usual at the beginning of a new school year, it was necessary to elect new members to make our membership up to 20. Only seven members remained and they elected the 13 new members. At the first full meeting of term, on 1 1 th October, the two officers for the term were also elected—J. T. Ankers, Chairman, and E. Robinson, Secretary.

Due, no doubt, to the large number of new members, the only discussion of the term was not very successful. The subject was "The Power of the Press", and it was opened by M. B. Markus, who tried to show us the lines on which we ought to discuss the subject. Many aspects of a paper were dealt with, but any definite decision was purely fortuitous.

The other meeting, although of a less cultural nature, was more successful and enjoyable. S. J. White and A. N. Wyatt-Gunning arranged a session of the new radio game, "One Minute, Please". As success depended upon garrulity and disguised irrelevance, it was not surprising that D. G. Hilton was the most successful, although most of the members showed great skill in talking for sixty seconds on subjects about which they knew very little, or nothing at all.

It is hoped that next term we may have some papers read by members of the Society, and also have one, or more, visiting speakers.

Whatever we do, however, we must not forget the original aim of the Society, "to further the interest of culture among its members".

THE LIBRARY Librarian : L. BURGESS, Esq. Library Monitors: D. G. Hilton, E. Robinson, S. H. Storey, E. G. Dixon, D. A. Haxby, N. P. G. Shaw, C. K. Smith.

• The term has seen no innovations other than the appointment of Smith, C. K., Shaw, Dixon, and Haxby as new Library Monitors, and the addition of a number of new books, listed below.

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May we repeat the oft-recurring request that the School assist the Library Monitors to keep the Library tidy at all times by replacing reference books.

Oxford Junior Encyclopaedia—Vol. VII, Industry & Commerce.

The Kemsley Manual of Journalism.

Complete Book of Ballets—Beaumont.

Geoffrey (Presented by Mrs. Hayes)—J.E.A. Jean Racine : A Critical Biography—Geoffrey Brereton.

Balzac—Stefan Zueig.

A Systematic Geography of World Relations—M. S. Willis.

The Physical Basis of Geography—Wooldridge and Morgan.

The Spirit and Purpose of Geography—Wooldridge and Morgan.

Physical Geography—Lake.

The Science of Life—Willis, Hardy and Wells.

Chemical Indicators—Tomicek.

Seafarers, Ships and Cargoes—ed. Brooks and Duce.

Introduction to Modern Radio—Poyser.

Television—Scroggie.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY This has been the first full session of the Society since the inception

of a membership list, and it is interesting to note how this has

influenced the character of its meetings. To begin with, it was found that numbers were too small, as there were many unavoidable absences, as, for example, when teams were away. The membership was, therefore, increased to 100. The number of applicants far exceeds the number of vacancies, and the Committee has had the unenviable task of selection. One of the principles on which selection is made is that members of Transitus and the Sixths have a prima facie claim, in order to ensure that everyone in the School becomes a member in due course. This does not mean the exclusion of the younger part of the School, and, indeed, a feature of the term has been the number of speeches from junior members. The number of senior members who are regular speakers is comparatively limited, though some of them are becoming very practised and confident. As far as numbers are concerned, it is the juniors who set the example. All this augurs very well for the future of the Society.

Five meetings have been held this term four full debates and a "trial" to end with, as our Christmas celebration.

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At the first meeting Lochore and Driver proposed the motion that "This House welcomes the advent of winter". As was to be expected, they based their arguments on the virtues of energetic sports and Christmas parties and dances. Mr. Le Tocq and Lewis, C. H. (in a maiden speech from the platform) opposed the motion by stressing all the evils, real and supposed, that winter brings in its train. Indeed, they made it seem almost a miracle that anyone survived till the spring.

The House had much to say on cricket, power cuts, fuel crises, Korea, 29

and the hardships suffered by the little birds and beasts in the fields and hedges, before rejecting the motion by a substantial majority.

The second meeting was held shortly before the General Election, and the House discussed the motion "That this House would prefer a coalition to party government as a result of the General Election".

The proposers were Hilton and Palframan, the opposers Wheatley and Hamilton. The proposition ridiculed the situation whereby half the country ruled the other half and feared that Communists or Liberals would hold the balance if party government continued. The opposition contended that a coalition was impossible in the present circumstances and invited the House to consider the spectacle of Messrs. Churchill and Bevan sitting on the same Front Bench. Again there were many speeches from the floor before the vote was taken and the motion rejected by 20 votes to 15. A rather dull debate was much enlivened by two good old-fashioned tub-thumping speeches by the chief speakers in their summing-up, Wheatley setting the pace by throwing discretion and relevance to the winds and indulging in some Tory electioneering.

At the third meeting, Ankers, seconded by Robinson, rose to propose the motion "That this House has fears for the future of the public schools". They claimed that the grammar schools were likely to supplant the public schools because their narrower but more intensive education was better calculated to secure examination results, and it was these results, not qualities of character incapable of documentary support, that enabled boys to "get on". The less specialised education provided by the public schools was, in their opinion, likely—however much one might wish to the contrary—to be out of place in the society of the future. The Head Master opposed the motion, denying that the public schools were falling behind the grammar schools in academic attainment. There was no danger there, he thought, nor did he fear any legislative action in the foreseeable future. On the economic side there was little to fear, too, for the public schools had long waiting lists, which, further, showed that the qualities peculiar to the education they provide receive wide recognition. Claydon seconded the Head Master, arguing that there would be as much scope as ever for qualities of character and leadership in the society of the future. There were many speeches from the floor of the House, but, unfortunately, many were irrelevant, being based on the misconception that the motion was an attack on the public schools. The motion was lost by 39 to 4.

At the fourth meeting the Society departed from recent practice and invited two members of the staff to speak from the platform. Mr. Howat, seconded by Butterworth, proposed that "Modern Music is Unmusical". His theme was excellently summed up in the quotation with which he closed his speech : "How sour sweet music is, when 30

tune is broke, and no proportion kept". The opposition was led by Mr. Waine, who contended that only in due time can the musical quality of music be judged : the present cannot give a verdict, and the motion therefore failed. His seconder, Weightman, crossed swords with the seconder of the proposition, one finding inspiration and relaxation in the classical and tuneful, the other in the modern and rhythmic Again the speeches from the floor were often irrelevant, many speakers seeing nothing more than "jazz v. classical" in the motion, which was rejected by 42 votes to 12.

The Christmas "celebration" was the "trial", as by an Assize Court,

of Wheatley and Bulmer, "in that they did feloniously enter the

building commonly called the Tuck Shop, in the Royal School of St. Peter at York, etc." The "crime" had been carefully engineered, the counsel were both very convincing, the witnesses told truth and untruth with equal verve and conviction, and the judge summed up with admirable impartiality. The jury was thus left with a difficult task, but it is understood that juryman Baines produced a diary to prove that there was no moon on the night in question and thus cast so much doubt on the evidence of Gudgeon, the chief prosecution witness, that the accused were found not guilty. In fact, they were guilty—by kind permission of Mr. Howat ! Youll was the judge, Palframan and White leading counsel, Staines the clerk of the court, and Everitt foreman of the jury. The meeting was not as hilarious as last year's, but had its moments and was, we venture to think, instructive as well as entertaining.

"THE MONKEY'S PAW" A performance of Louis N. Parker's dramatised version of W. W. Jacob's story was given by the School House "Middles" in the course of the term. The presentation was designed purely for "home consumption", to be witnessed only by other members of the House, but proved so successful that a second performance was given for the School as a whole and was received with well-merited approbation.

The production, initiated and sustained by the enthusiasm of P. W. Middlebrook, was a spare-time activity of the one section of School House. In no sense an official School activity and owing nothing to authority save the advantage of good-will, the performance proved an outstanding example of what can be achieved by keenness and hard work. The School House "Middles" began the enterprise and preserved its exclusive character to the end, save that in the last stages C. V. Roberts, a more senior member of the House with experience in last year's School Play, was permitted to assist as "Dramatic Adviser".

Except for the scenery, which inevitably had to be make-shift, there was nothing rough-and-ready about the production. All the 31

characters were clearly audible, the groupings and movements were well thought-out, and the players did a commendable best with thedifficulties of this macabre little play. M. Willstrop deserves especial mention for the gallant way in which he deputised for the originallychosen 'Mr. White' almost at the last moment, and played the part with great success. Willstrop, M. I. L. Rice, as Mrs. White, and T. E. Thomas (Sgt.-Major Morris) were perhaps the best of a well-chosen cast. Care had been taken with make-up and costumes, most of which had been improvised from available sources within the School.

We hope that the example of the School House "Middles" will be followed by other groups in the School and that "The Monkey's Paw" will be the fore-runner of other such private ventures; though may we suggest more originality in the choice of play?

The full cast was as follows :Mr. White ...

Herbert Mrs. White ...

Sergeant-Major Morris Mr. Sampson

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WILLSTROP

P. W. MIDDLEBROOK M. I. L. RICE T. E. THOMAS

G. RIDLEY

L.B.

THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT Owing to the increasing numbers of the School, and to the fact that Big Hall stage has to be extended to accommodate a chorus of about 50 and an orchestra of about 20, there is not now room for the whole School and visitors at one and the same time. The Concert was, therefore, given on two successive nights, for School and parents respectively, with the Junior School present at the final rehearsal.

The School performance (for which the programme had been constructed), relied for its effect not only on the exertions of the chorus, orchestra, and solo performers, but also on the hearty participation (for which preparation had been made) of the audience, in this case, those members of the School who were not on the stage. During the first part, those present were invited to imagine the hungry carol singers arriving out of "the bitter weather", and singing for their supper, with occasional changes from secular to sacred, and vice versa, providing opportunities for the orchestra strings to play a sweeping melody in unison (What child is this?) and for the flute and percussion to have an innings (Guillaume, take thy tabor), but usually coming back to the topic of food before long. After No. 6 it was to be assumed the Choral Society got what it wanted, and the audience was invited to partake of a normal Musical Society Concert while the Carol singers were being regaled with an imaginary feast. In Part III, the singers were supposed to emerge, satisfied at last, and sing a few 32

more carols, in which "thanks to the master of this house" was a predominant sentiment, and move off. Here once again the audience played a most important part, and the opportunity was taken of giving another section of the orchestra, this time the clarinets, a chance to show their mettle in "Under Bethlem's Star".

On the second night, the problem was how to get the audience, whose part was so vital, singing. In the end we relied on the School Monitors, who were, anyhow, present as stewards, and between 20 and 30 volunteers, who, sitting at the back of the audience, were to lead the singing. The account of this performance by one of the "claqueurs" (to strain the meaning of that word not a little) appears below :The first part of the Concert, under the title of "The Carol Singers arrive", proved to be an appropriate beginning of very varied scope, in fact many parents in the audience were professing ignorance of the majority of the carols. But this need be no deterrent to the planning of future concerts of this kind because the mixture of the strange with the well-known proved agreeable. The atmosphere conjured up by flute, side drum, tambourine and treble voices in "Guillaume, take thy tabor", was of an age past. It was in this piece that the diction of the trebles, who had it to themselves, was noticeably poor. It was fortunate that the senior part of the chorus ably reconciled this weakness in the other carols.

In part two, the Music Society Concert, we were ably entertained by two orchestral pieces and various instrumental solos and sonatas.

The choice of music was said by many to be at fault in that it was too difficult. This may be so of some of the numbers, but many were extremely well and effectively played. The musicians must be congratulated on their concentration and fidelity to the music. A well-balanced vocal octet, blending extremely well, was greatly appreciated in their short repertoire.

The third part was once again carols, though now many were familiar, and "the Carol Singers, refreshed", proved to be in much better form than originally. The audience, becoming less shy, took a more vigorous part in the singing. As far as the singing of the audience was concerned, it was felt that the twenty raucous voices at the back on the second night would have done their job more effectively and efficiently if they had been scattered. The programme was heartily brought to a close, and so ended a successful Christmas Concert.

For this success we must offer our sincere congratulations and thanks to Mr. Waine, who devised the programme, organised the rehearsals and conducted the concert; to Mr. Walker to whose enthusiasm and leadership was due the fine spirit in the orchestra; and

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to Mr. Wicks for his brilliant piano realisations of the varied moods

of each carol. More especially, however, we are deeply indebted to

the individuals who spent so much time practising and rehearsing, for their enthusiasm and high-quality performance and for the cheerful and pleasant atmosphere that they created.

J.C.O.

PROGRAMME OF CHRISTMAS CONCERT

BIG HALL Friday and Saturday, 14th and 15th December, 1951, at 7 o'clock.

PART I THE CAROL SINGERS ARRIVE

Traditional, Yorkshire 1. We've been a-while a-wandering 2. Wassail, all over the town Traditional, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams Tune: Greensleeves 3. What Child is this?

Old French 4. Guillaume, take thy tabor Flute and Percussion Traditional, Sussex 5. On Christmas night 6. A Merry Christmas Traditional, West Country PART II THE MUSIC SOCIETY CONCERT Scarlatti 1. Piano Solos (a) Pastorale in D. minor J. A. SUTTON Tchazkovsky (b) Song without words R. SHEPHERD Haydn 2. Orchestra Minuet and Trio from Symphony in G (Military) .3. Sonata for Violin and Piano : No. 3 in F-2nd Movement Handel Piano—R. B. ATKINSON Violin—R. ATKINSON 4. Flute Solo Adagio and Allegro from Sonata in G Handel Flute—J. FORD Piano—MR. E. A. WICKS 5. Piano Solos (a) 2 Minuets and Gigue from Partita No. 1 in B flat 7. S. Bach A. BLOOMFIELD (b) Study in E. Op. 10 No. 3 Chopin R. B. ATKINSON Haydn '6. Orchestra Allegretto from Symphony in G Cesar Franck 7. Sonata for Piano and Violin in A—Finale Piano—MR. E. A. WICKS Violin—W. B. HAWKINS Tchaikovsky S. Part Songs (a) Legend Anon (b) "Christmas is coming" THE OCTET:

Treble: D. K. HODD, G. P. BURDEN, R. J. CATCHPOLE Alto: M. A. BUTTERWORTH, M. J. BADDELEY Tenor: J. E. FAWCETT Bass: C. R. ACKROYD, P. L. BARDOETT

Handel '9. Sonata for 2 Violins and Piano in G minor-1st Movement Piano—R. B. ATKINSON Violins—R. ATKINSON, E. TURNER PART III THE CAROL SINGERS, REFRESHED, PREPARE TO MOVE OFF

1. Deck the Hall .2. God rest you merry, Gentlemen

Old Welsh 16th Century

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Traditional, Besancon 3. (a) Shepherds shake off Traditional, Czech (b) Under Bethlem's Star so bright Clarinets Swedish Melody, 13th Century 4. Good King Wenceslas Page—D. K. HOOD King—J. T. ANKERS London Waits 5. Past Three o'clock Old Cornish 6. Furry Day Carol Traditional, English 7. Here we come a-wassailing THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

CHORAL SOCIETY

Trebles: P. B. Clayton, E. Davey, A. G. Hall, D. K. Hodd, R. N. Worsley, S. M. Badham, L. T. Beaumont, P. L. Bellwood, K. Brown, G. P. Burden, J. Burdon, R. T. Burdon, P. H. C. Burn, H. B. Burnett, R. J. Catchpole, F. H. Dimmey, J. R. Fletcher, W. Gibson, A. Gomersall, P. Goolden, J. K. Hick, T. M. Jenkinson, J. M. Lynch, D. C. Mayson, C. J. Partridge, D. R. Procter, C. J. Quickfall, J. G. Spink, T. G. Tomlinson, F. F. Watson, T. Watson, M. R. Wood.

Altos: M. J. Baddeley, M. A. Butterworth, J. R. Dawson, C. B. Hardie, B. Nendick, J. A. Sutton.

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Tenors: D. J. Bird, M. W. Bolton, Mr. K. G. Chilman, J. E. Fawcett, D. A. Haxby, J. A. Hunter, W. R. Ibberson, I. E. F. Morton.

Basses:

J. T. Ankers, M. J. F. Everitt, Mr. A. T. Howat, J. N. T. Howat, G. B. Hudson, M. J. Quarmby, G. W. Riley, D. N. Simmons, S. H. Storey, J. 0. Walton, J. B. Weightman.

Librarian—J. N. T. Howat.

ORCHESTRA

Violin I:

Mr. C. J. Walker (leader), W. B. Hawkins, B. Potter.

Violin II:

Mrs. Hawkins, G. B. Pullan, R. Atkinson, E. H. N. Turner.

Viola:

Mr. W. H. C. Cobb, Miss J. Macaulay, M. R. Leonard.

Violoncello:

Mrs. Procter, P. L. Bardgett, D. Pfluger.

Flute:

J. Ford, A. M. Marsh.

Clarinet:

R. D. Welch, J. H. Macdo nald.

Trumpet: Mr. C. Martin.

Timpani:

M. J. F. Everitt.

Percussion: J. M. Holt, C. G. Howat, R. Shepherd.

Pianoforte:

Mr. E. A. Wicks, R. B. A tkinson.

Conductor—Mr. F. Waine.

Librarian—J. Ford

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THE MUSIC SOCIETY Hon. Secretary: M. A. BurrERwoRTH. Hon. Librarians: D. A. HAXEY,

J. N. T.

HOWAT.

The Society started the new school year well with its new Secretary and Committee, and considerable success has been attained. The two Music Society evenings were very well attended, as have been the Thursday lunch-time recitals. To these activities we have been glad to welcome many junior members of the School besides the older body of critics. Lunch-time recitals this term have been given by the following members, to whom we owe our thanks :J. N. T. Howat—Rossini.

D. A. Haxby—Elizabethan Music.

E. Robinson—Mendelssohn.

Mr. F. Waine and Mr. E. A. Wicks (Piano Duet)—Tchaikovsky.

J. C. Oldroyd—Bliss.

J. T. Ankers—Opera.

M. A. Butterworth—'Chopin.

Reports will be found below of the other activities of the Music Society.

MUSIC SOCIETY CONCERT On Saturday, 20th October, the Music Staff gave a very enjoyable •concert, and Mr. C. J. Walker whom we are glad to welcome to St. Peter's, made his debut in Big ,

Mr. Waine led off with a performance of one of Nicholas Medtner's Fairy Tales. This music has all the vitality and imagination, combined with great elegance, of a true fairy tale, and proved a suitable curtain-raiser.

After this Mr. Walker joined Mr. Waine and they played Handers Sonata No. 4 in D for Violin and Piano, which has four movements, .adagio—allegro—larghetto—allegro.

The open-air vigour of the Handel was followed by the hot-house atmosphere of Maurice Ravel's Sonata for Piano, composed in 1905.

Mr. Walker and Mr. Waine then came together again to give a performance of Mozart's elegant Sonata No. 6 in G for Piano and Violin (K 301). Mozart wrote 35 sonatas for piano and violin, and this one is in two movements, allegro con spirito and allegro.

The two pianists then joined forces to give two of Brahms's (18331897) Hungarian Dances (one of which was not on the programme).

Although the sheet music was fluttering in the draught and there were one or two uncomfortable looks from the pianists, the duets were enjoyed very much.

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Mr. Walker, accompanied by Mr. Waine, then gave two violin .solos. The first was by Gabriel Faure, Apres un reve. Faure (18451924) wrote this purely as a lyric in later life, and it is described as one of the most remarkable of his later lyrics.

The second violin solo, and the last item, was by Carl Bohm (1844-1920), Moto perpetuo from 3rd Suite. This music is written with a touch of musical humour which was brought out very well by Mr. Walker. After one encore, the concert ended and the meeting was brought to a close.

M.A.B.

ORGAN RECITAL On Saturday, 24th November, at 6-30 p.m., Mr. Wicks gave an organ recital in Chapel. The programme was designed to illustrate the principal periods and schools of organ music, from Purcell to modern French and English composers. It consisted of the following :Trumpet Sonata—Purcell.

Les Cherubins—Couperin.

Chorale Prelude, "Sleepers wake !"—Bach.

Sonata, the 94th Psalm—Reubhe.

Impromptu—Vienne.

Rhapsody—Statham.

Carillon—Murrill.

The Purcell Trumpet Sonata was agreeably artificial, the trumpet stop standing out very well. The Couperin displayed a quiet and dainty little melody. The tune of Bach's Chorale Prelude was well known to most of the audience, and Mr. Wicks treated it vigorously.

The beginning of the modern style of organ music was represented by the Reubhe Sonata. This was the main work of the evening, and the variety of expression Mr. Wicks obtained from such a small organ was remarkable. The next was a very quaint piece, being an example of the Modern French Style. The Rhapsody by Statham consisted of a strident section followed by a very beautiful movement and again reverting to the first theme.

This and the last work were examples of Modern British Style.

Herbert Murrill, who wrote the Carillon, which is a jolly little piece, is Director of Music of the B.B.C. This brilliant recital was well attended and all who went enjoyed it thoroughly.

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THE SCIENCE SOCIETY President: MR. E. K. ROBINSON. Hon. Secretary: G. W. RILEY. Five meetings were held this term. The first consisted of the showing of three films of general interest. They were (i) "Life on the Western Marshes", which dealt with the preservation of wild animal life on the western marshes of Canada. This film was produced by "Ducks Unlimited", an organisation concerned with the safeguard of wild ducks and geese. (ii) "Night Mail", which told the story of the journey of the night mail train from London to the north. We saw the mail being sorted, collected and ejected by the train at high speed. (iii) "The Sunny Tribe", a Russian film on the life story of the bee.

This film included excellent shots of the transfer of a swarm to a new hive, and a fight between two rival queens.

At the second meeting of the term Mr. E. S. Jeffs, assisted by J. M. Holt, gave a lecture on "The Production and Uses of High Voltages". Mr. Jeffs dealt first with static electricity, demonstrating the Wimshurst Machine and describing the Van der Graaf induction machine. Dealing secondly with current electricity, Mr. Jeffs exhibited various transformers, Jacob's Ladder, and the Tesla Coil.

Mr. Jeffs concluded his lecture by demonstrating the properties of X-rays.

It was decided this term that each House should again provide an evening's programme. School House was the first to do so when J. M. Holt spoke on "Primitive Man" and M. D. 'Rusholme gave a lecture entitled "Jet Engines and the development of Jet Aircraft".

Holt explained the sources of our information on early man, and dealt briefly with the history of the world before the coming of man.

He went on to describe the stone, bronze and iron ages. Rusholme opened his lecture by describing, with the aid of a carefully drawn diagram, the principle of the jet engine. He then traced the history of jet aircraft, showing many photographs by means of the epidiascope.

Mr. E. K. Robinson, at the fourth meeting of the term, gave a talk entitled "A Holiday with a Camera". He showed various photographs, mainly in colour, which he had taken around York and on a holiday in Switzerland. Mr. Robinson pointed out the good and bad features of his photographs with a view to the audience raising the standard of their photographs. He emphasised the importance of making pictures and not merely snapshots.

The Manor provided three speakers for the last meeting of the term : (i) A. D. J. Wood spoke on "Cacti and Succulent Plants". He explained the origins of this type of plant and showed specimens. He 38

also gave hints for their cultivation. (ii) J. M. Saville demonstrated the magnetic tape recorder. He explained how it worked and recorded and played back the voices of several members of the Society. (iii) J. B. Weightman gave a lecture entitled "Flying an Aeroplane".

He explained the principles of flight, and described the controls of an aeroplane. He concluded by giving some safety precautions.

The Society is grateful for the assistance of P. S. Lumby, who operated the projectors throughout the term.

It was decided this term to limit the membership of the Society to the seating capacity of the Lecture Theatre. Each House was allocated a number of tickets for distribution. The change has so far proved successful.

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY We resumed our association with the "Mountpark" once again this term, as our correspondent, Mr. Ellis, rejoined her in November.

Since we last heard of the ship she has made the passage out to New Plymouth, and returned thence via the Queensland coast with a cargo of sugar.

After discharging and dry-docking on the Clyde, the "Mountpark" proceeded to Immingham and there loaded part cargo before going on to London to complete loading. This was a somewhat slow process, as the dockers were "working to rule", and it was not till 13th November that the ship left for Newcastle, N.S.W. The cargo consists of press-rolls (large rolls of paper for newspapers), cars from Dagenham, a motor-launch on deck, and a number of pre-fabricated houses complete in every detail—the whole an interesting cross-section of some important Australian imports.

Our latest news is that the ship cleared Suez on 27th November.

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THE FILM SOCIETY "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" proved to be one of the most popular films shown to the Society certainly it can be said that there is less nonsense in it than in any other film about a school; but, in fact, the credit must surely go to Robert Donat for an astonishingly good performance as 'Mr. Chips' : particularly did he impress in the difficult task of a young man playing the part of an old man : he well deserved the Academy Award for the best acting of the year. :

For Armistice night we had "The True Glory" and "Listen to Britain" : the former runs for some ninety minutes and is an amalgam of news reels of the war from D day to the end, edited on behalf of

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Britain by Carol Reed and by Garson Kanin for America : suffering, as it inevitably did, from the episodic nature of the material from which it was formed, it nevertheless had virtues to commend it, quite apart from its appropriateness to the occasion : no studio reproduction could possibly recapture the greatness of the hour as De Gaulle strode down a liberated Champs Elysees or the thrill of riding with the first British tanks into jubilant Brussels or the utter degradation of Belsen.

"Listen to Britain" was a short documentary made in 1942 to illustrate civilian life in Britain during the war : selection of subjects, editing, and the effective use of the sound track combined to show what a serious loss to British film-making was the untimely death in 1947 of its director, Humphrey Jennings.

"David Copperfield" was frankly disappointing at second seeing : the complete black-out at the end of every sequence seemed crude and old-fashioned : the American cast "hammed" Dickens almost to the point of unamusing caricature, so that long before the end of its 130 minutes ' I was resolving never again to be taken in by a film corporation's billing of its film as a "School Classic".

On the other hand Harold Lloyd's silent film, "Safety Last", had worn extremely well : richly inventive of visual humour it served to remind us that the "talkies", too often content with verbal humour, which, after all, is obtainable, if not so readily accessible, on musichall and stage, have virtually robbed the world of a source of laughter that was unique to the films : the famous sequences of the climb up the face of the store—surely a classic piece of filming—does much to substantiate the philosopher who said that we only laugh because we are relieved and glad to think that it is not ourselves who are in the predicament we are watching.

F.J.W.

ANOTHER SCHOOL POLL Some four years ago a "gallup" poll was held in the School, and it was decided to hold another this term. The poll aimed at obtaining the views of Peterites on a variety of subjects. A hundred people were interviewed, twenty from each House, groups of four being interviewed from each level in the House. The poll can thus be guaranteed to be fairly representative of the opinion of the School.

The compilers wish to thank all those who so willingly and readily answered the questions put to them, and who helped to make the poll a success.

The first four questions were asked four years ago, and the results were compared. The 1948 figures appear in brackets.

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Question I. What is your intended career?

Services Business 5% (7%) 1 9% (8 % ) Undecided 15% (20%) Civil Service 4% (2%) Law 3% (14%) Farming 11% (8%) Accountancy 3% (4%) Science 11% (6%) Architecture Engineering 10% (8%) 3% (2%) Holy Orders 2% Teaching 7 % (5 %) Medicine 7 % (8 %) The results show more definite decisions being taken than before.

The most startling results show a swing of 11 % away from the profession of the Law and a swing of 11 % towards business. More enthusiasm for farming and scence is indicated.

Question II. What is your father's occupation?

53% (37 %) Deceased Business 13% (12%) Holy Orders Engineer Doctor Farmer 9% (8%) Lawyer Civil Servant 7% (5 %) Others Schoolmaster 4% (4%) Scientist 3% Results indicate an increase in businessmen and a decrease in professional men among the fathers of Peterites.

Question III. What is your favourite morning newspaper?

"Daily "Daily Mail" 34% (32%) Telegraph" 7% (7%) "Yorkshire 19% (18%) "The Times" 7% (13%) Post" Others 12% (11%) "Daily 18% (15%) Don't read any 3% (1%) Express" An obvious swing to the rather more popular papers. Those who did not read any paper seemed to show a disgust for modern , journalism.

Question IV. What is your favourite periodical?

"Time" 3% "Picture Post" 19% (10%) "The Motor" 2% (5%) "Illustrated Lond.

16% (25%) "Sphere" 2% (3%) News" "The Eagle" 15% (20%) "Punch" (Comic) "Everybody's" 6% 2% "The "The Cricketer" 2% Clubman" 4% ' 20% (25%) Others "Boy's Own" 3% Don't read any 3% "Lilliput" 3% Results indicate a rather cheaper taste than before; but "de gustibus non disputandum".

Now, some general question.

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Question V. If you had been given the choice of visiting any one country abroad, which country would you visit?

New Zealand 21% France 5% United States 17% Italy 3°A Switzerland 16% Others 11% Australia 13% Don't know 1°A Canada 13%

Question VI. If you had been able to vote at the last General Election, for which party would you have voted?

Conservative 87% Communist 1% .40 Liberal Don't know 1% 7% Labour 4% Many of those who said Conservative did not seem to know the reasons, but, judging from the answers to question II, it seems likely that a Conservative policy would be more favourable to their fathers.

The results, except for one, were not surprising.

Question VII. Which sport (a) do you like to take part in, and, (b) do you like to watch? (a) Cricket 36% Hockey 40/0 Rugby Union 30% Tennis 3% Rowing 7% Squash 3°A Association Others 10% 7 0/0 Football What's happened to "soccer"? (b) Rugby Union

Association Football

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Rugby League Ice Hockey Others

7°A 4°A 5°A

One person could not bear to watch any sport and lilted to play everything.

Question VIII. Which personality in public life do you think to have been the most outstanding since the war?

Winston S. Churchill 32% General Eisenhower 4% Princess Elizabeth 11% Marshal Stalin 3% General Macarther 5% H.M. The King 4% President Truman 5% Others 15% Mr. C. Attlee 4% Don't know 17% Others included Mr. Bevin, Mr. Bevan, Prof. Cockroft, Mahatma Ghandi, Gen. Marshall, Tito, and Geoff. Duke. Mr. Churchill won the majority of points, for his leadership of the Conservative Party, his speech at Fulton, Missouri, in 1946, and his work for European Unity.

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Question IX. Radio questions Which variety programme do you prefer?

Life with the Lyons Take it from here 20% 14% Music Hall Ray's a laugh 13% Variety Bandbox Calling all forces Others Over to you 12% Educating Archie 11% Don't listen (b) Which talks, discussions an d features do you prefer?

Twenty Questions Any Questions 22% Argument 20% Dear Sir Don't listen American Letter 12% Others Family Favourites 9%

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(c) Which music programmes do you prefer?

Jazz Club Popular dance music 20% Billy Cotton Popular record Bandshow 14% programmes Don't listen Grand Hotel 12% Others Classical programmes 12% Top Score 8%

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Question X. Do you think the scope of the School Music Society should be widened to include modern popular music?

No 18% Don't know 5% Yes 77% Question XI. Which of the School enlightening, and (b) the most amusing?

48% (a) Science 34% Debating 11% Film Natural History 2%

Societies is (a) the most Curia Music Don't attend

2 0/0 1 0/0 2 0/0

Natural History 5% 46% (b) Debating Choral Music 12% 2% Don't attend 5°A Science 12% Don't know 4% 11% Film Three people thought that all the societies needed to be livened up.

Question XII. 'If you had the power to carry out one of the following measures in the School, which one, if any, would you carry out? (a) Replace Rugby Union by Association Football. (b) Abolish the C.C.F. (c) Introduce co-education.

None 22% (a) 13% Don't know 2% (b) 17% (c) 46% R. D. WHEATLEY. 43

C.C.F. NOTES Though there is nothing of outstanding interest to report, it has been a full term. The highlight of the training should have been the Field Day planned for 8th November, but unfortunately it had to be cancelled because of the extensive floods. Much effort was put into planning, reconnoitring, and briefing on the sand table, and it looked as though we might have had quite an exciting exercise involving all Service Sections. Perhaps we may be able to hold it next term.

This term the Armourers carried out their annual inspection, and found the Arms in "Good" condition.

It was with regret that we learnt that Commander Collett, of the J.C.E., has found it necessary to decentralise his duties, and will, therefore, not be paying his regular visits to the R.N. Section. His place will be taken by Commander H. T. Powell, R.N., new liaison officer for the North of England.

Training in the R.N. Section has been as active as usual, including several "Naval Manceuvres". This form of training is very popular and most instructive.

The Army Section has continued Certificate "A" training. We were pleased to have the first visit of regular N.C.O. instructors from the Depot of the West Yorkshire Regiment. These will continue next term. A lecture by Mr. Dodds on Map Reading in Korea convinced many of us that map reading was not quite such a simple matter, especially in a country with so few obvious landmarks. We were very grateful to him for coming, and also for his offer of a further lecture next term on the Mortar.

The Signals have continued to be most active, especially on the new Inter-Command wireless net. Many distant Schools have been contacted and our own signal is being very well received all over the country.

We were pleased to receive a visit from Group Captain Mackensie from H.Q. 64 Group. The visit was quite informal and consisted of a tour of the various squads doing training. The Group Captain talked to several members of the R.A.F. Section concerning the R.A.F. as a career or merely for National Service.

The increasing numbers in the R.A.F. Section will mean an increase in the number of instructors required. At present there is a shortage of Proficient cadets in the Section, and as it is from these that the instructors are selected, the situation is becoming serious.

The Proficiency Certificate is proving difficult, but results throughout the country would indicate that a boy who is really interested and prepared to spend a small amount of time, outside parade time, has a reasonable chance of passing. Members of the Section must realise 44

that they have little or no chance of promotion without Proficiency, and that their time in the C.C.F. alone entitles them to none of the benefits when they enter the R.A.F. for National Service.

There were three visits to R.A.F. Stations : one to Linton-on-Ouse and two to Rufforth. There was much less flying, however, than had been expected. Three Cadets started gliding this term at No. 23 Gliding School at Rufforth. After preliminary flights by both the Contingent Commander and the Section Commander, the Cadets started their course in the "Dual".

A distinct improvement in the uniform of the Section has been made by the provision of blue shirts.

We look forward to great things from the Band in the near future.

All the drums have been overhauled and painted—no small task.

Some members of the Band, under the Drum Major, were selected to play a Fanfare at the Unveiling Ceremony on 23rd November The absence of a Regular Instructor for the 25-pdr. Gun Crew this term has meant rather a dull time for the crew, but they have made themselves very useful in other directions. We are glad to learn that arrangements are being made for an R.A. Instructor to visit us next term.

The O.C. again attended the London C.C.F. Conference, representing the Schools of the West Riding. It is understood that there may be changes in the Certificate "A" examination in the near future, but that these will not effect the present training platoon, who take their examination next term.

SCOUTING SENIOR SCHOOL PATROLS This term the Senior School Section has expanded. There are now 19 Scouts in three patrols and one patrol of 6 Senior Scouts.

The Senior Scout Section was started this term and by this time next year we hope to have at least two Senior Patrols in being. Senior Scouting enables the keen boy to continue Scouting throughout his school life and is of especial value because he has to arrange many of his own activities.

J. E. H. Quickfall and E. Davey went on their First Class Journey in late October, an unusual departure here, because many of the boys regard hiking and camping as activities for the summer only. These Scouts are to be congratulated on the award of the First Class Badge, as is M. J. Baddeley on the award of his Scout Cord.

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During the visit by Brigadier Crampton, mentioned elsewhere, the Senior Patrol gave a demonstration of the use of the Fireman's Chair Knot, lowering Scouts from the gallery in the gym. During the meeting, which took the form of a normal troop meeting, Brigadier Crampton addressed the Troop and presented his Scout Cord to Baddeley.

Work this term has consisted largely of training in signalling and first aid, and latterly all the Scouts have been engaged in making three toys each for the Christmas Good Turn, the toys to be sent to a Dr. Barnado's Home. This year three models, railway engines, plain lorries and petrol lorries, have been under construction. The term's programme ended with a very successful Camp Fire.

Arrangements are now well in hand for the Easter Hike. We are again going to the Lake District, this time in two parties, each with two Scouters. We shall be spending the nights at Youth Hostels and the hike will last from the 16th to the 23rd of April.

JUNIOR SCHOOL PATROLS This term one Patrol, Curlews, has suffered a temporary eclipse, but will no doubt be visible again before the summer. This does not necessarily imply a reduction of numbers, for there is a limit to the number of recruits that can be satisfactorily absorbed in any one term.

Satisfactory progress has been made willy-nilly during the term, and while two Second Class Badges have been gained, eight or nine boys are on the verge of completing their tests for this badge.

The Inter-Patrol Competition has been won by Hawks, who negotiated the various items, many of them quite novel, with credit.

In the final week of term a collection of books, toys, games, etc.,

was made and a goodly consignment was delivered to St. Stephen's

Orphanage as the Christmas Good Turn of the Junior School Patrols.

SHOOTING At the beginning of term the prospects of building an VIII were not very hopeful. We only had two old Colours, and of the remaining six who finally made up the VIII, only Megginson, Bird and Lumby had had any real match experience. In spite of this some reasonable scores have been returned (indeed, one was a record for the School under the present "Country Life" conditions), though we do on occasion seem to have lost form in no uncertain manner, and surely we can rarely have had a term with such a wide range of scores. Once or twice, it must be said, we seem to have had more than the average number of groups missing the 1 inch by a tiny fraction, and that costs five points a time.

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The match totals and results have been as follows :v. Trent—St. Peter's 582, Trent 552.

v. St. Edmund's—St. Peter's 609, St. Edmund's 599. v. Worksop—St. Peter's 640, Worksop, no score as yet. v. Leeds G.S.—St. Peter's 563, Leeds G.S. 605. v. Ampleforth—St. Peter's 570, Ampleforth, no score as yet. v. Denstone—St. Peter's 600, Denstone, no score as yet.

Finally, Megginson, who is leaving at the end of term, was deservedly awarded his Colours. He has been one of the mainstays of the VIII, shooting very consistently, and we are sorry to see him go.

The team has been :—Rigg (Capt.), Wick, Megginson, Bird, Lumby, Weightman, Fry, and Davey, E. Reserves : Ibberson and Lewis, J.

SQUASH The following four matches were played this term, all of which were lost :— SCHOOL v. R.A.F. COLLEGE, CRANWELL 1. M. J. Wood ... ... 2-3 Lost 2. P. D. F. James ... 3-2 Won 3. D. H. Beachell ... 0-3 Lost 4. J. E. Fawcett... ... 1-3 Lost 5. J. M. Raylor ... 3-2 Won (Lost 2-3)

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0-3 Lost P. D. F. James 3-0 Won D. H. Beachell 1-3 Lost J. E. Fawcett...

1-3 Lost J. M. Raylor ... 2-3 Lost (Lost 1-4)

SCHOOL v. STAFF 1. M. J. Wood lost 2-3 to R. F. Harding, Esq. 2. P. D. F. James lost 2-3 to A. E. R. Dodds, Esq. 3. J. M. Raylor lost 1-3 to D. A. C. Blunt, Esq. 4. J. E. Fawcett won 3—.2 against D. K. Crews, Esq. 5. D. H. Beachell won 3-0 against E. S. Jeffs, Esq. (Lost 2-3) SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE 1. M. J. Wood ..

0-3 Lost 2. P. D. F. James 3--2 Won 3. J. M. Raylor 0-3 Lost 4. D. H. Beachell 2-3 Lost 5. J. E. Fawcett...

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RUGBY FOOTBALL, 1951 RETROSPECT It was no more easy to select the School XV of the year than it is now to assess its true worth. The winning of five and losing of three school matches would suggest a good average season, which is perhaps the fairest assessment that can be made; yet one inevitably comes to the conclusion that in our own team and our opponents alike, whether victors or vanquished, there has been a dearth of talent this year, and all teams attained only a mediocre standard. Apart from our Captain, we possessed no noteworthy stars, nor, on the other hand, were we sorely troubled by the stars (if any) of our opponents.

The success or otherwise of the 1st XV depended more than ever on the spirit which pervaded them during the match. The School set off to a splendid start and raised our hopes immensely by defeating Durham by 21 points to 3 at Durham, a margin which has never previously been attained. It was, indeed, only the third victory ever achieved at Durham, a fixture which has existed almost continuously since 1882. On the other hand, without detracting from the credit due to our opponents, lack of team spirit was unquestionably the cause of our defeats at Bradford and 'Giggleswick, and no individual brilliance this year was ever likely to carry the School through to a one-man victory. Nor would we wish it so—team work is essentially our mode of play ! Great credit, however, is due to A. N. WyattGunning for fostering this much-needed spirit on so many occasions.

The School pack, of about average weight (11.4), was ably led

by H. W. J. Rigg, but never reached the standard that could be expected of a scrum which contained six old Colours. The back division, however, was singularly lacking in experience, for only D. I. Fletcher remained, and the absence of such stalwarts as M. E. Kershaw, M. G. Goodburn and P. J. Blincoe, was much felt. But as time went on they acquitted themselves very creditably. In defence we were very conscious of our weakness and it is very much to our credit that only two teams registered double figures against us; whilst in attack fresh life was brought to the line as soon as W. G. A. Maxwell was introduced at fly-half.

In the process of team-building and experimenting, no less than 24 boys played for the 1st XV, and will no doubt have derived much benefit from the experience. The pace and vigour of a 1st XV match never ceases to take the wind out of the sails of the uninitiated. For all this, the 2nd XV were below the standard of recent years. The incessant priority calls of the 1st XV were largely to blame for this state of affairs, but they finished in a blaze of glory by defeating convincingly a previously undefeated Worksop 2nd XV. 48

The Colts team started off successfully enough, but late season form showed how much in earlier matches the remainder of the team had been resting on their laurels and relying upon the brilliance of one or two of their stars.

The Junior Colts team had a very successful season, many of the players still being eligible for this same team next year, and there is obviously plenty of useful talent in this part of the School to work on.

The remainder of the School suffered cruelly in this, one of the wettest seasons in living memory. From as early as the first days in November, owing to extensive flooding of the riverside fields and others besides, the School were restricted to the use of two matchplaying pitches and one other. Not unnaturally these few pitches were severely strained, but very few matches were cancelled. The cancellation of the O.P. match was very much regretted—an early decision, and, as it turned out, a very wrong one.

In the nick of time, the House matches were brought to a successful' conclusion, successful at any rate from the Rise point of view in the Senior competition and Temple in the Junior. Holiday rugger will now prove whether we possess any other stars besides our redoubtable Captain, A. N. Wyatt-Gunning.

1st XV CHARACTERS *tA. N. WYATT-GUNNING (Captain), 1950-51. Open-side wing-forward.. His qualities as a Captain have been quite outstanding, and his own play has been unaffected by the responsibilities of office. His enthusiasm for the success of his team has been equalled only by his interest in the School rugger in general. His dribbling has become very effective, and his full-blooded tackles have often turned defence into attack.

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ROBINSON (Vice-Captain), 1949-50-51. Lock forward. His physique, 13 stone and over 6ft. 2 ins., has been a serious handicap to him in the mud-larking conditions of the latter half of term. He was prominent both in attack and defence when conditions were dry, but he has not improved greatly since two years ago.

*tH. W. Rion, 1950-51. 2nd row forward. A very useful leader and capable of playing a very good game himself when "in the mood". He should develop into a very good forward provided he lets himself go. *fro. I. FLETCHER, 1950-51. Centre three-quarter. Provided he goes low, he is primarily a very good defensive player who is just beginning to develop an eye for an opening and aggressiveness when in possession. He has been the mainstay of the three-quarter line and has put in a great deal of work covering. A very adequate place-kicker.

-U. T. ANKERS, 1950-51. Prop. Solid and stocky, just the type to make a good front-row forward, but he lacked just that much speed and spirit which would have made his movements effective.

1950-51. Blind-side wing-forward. He was quick to adapt himself to yet another change of position, and the extra weight and strength which he has acquired since last year has been used to good purpose.

He is still a bit slow to check any blind-side movement of an opposing fly-half.

D. G. HILTON,

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1M. T. GREENWOOD, 1951. Scrum-half. A sound little player when conditions are dry and fast, but his diminutive physique is a serious handicap to him when conditions become heavy. He has the heart of a lion, but needs to have a very well-drilled pack in front of him in heavy going if he is not to be caught in possession.

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M. RAYLOR, 1951. Right-wing threequarter. Has shown quite a lot of dash and has developed a very useful inward "jink", well-timed and effective enough to throw all but the best of full-backs off balance before swerving outwards. His defensive play is hesitant and weak, and he is easily evaded.

G. TAYLOR, 1951. Hooker. A very promising young player who will have derived much benefit from his experiences this season. He keeps well up on the ball in the loose and is generally reliable. t P. D. F. JAMES, 1951. Full-back. Undoubtedly he has shown his best rugger qualities in this position, and he gave his team more and more confidence with every match that was played. Provided he is not too ambitious, his kicking for touch with either foot is good, and his positioning and speed across field have improved immeasurably. f M. C. M. LOCHORE, 1950-51. 2nd row forward. A good packer, but he still lacks weight for his position. Although other more important roles may suffer, he often has the happy knack of turning up at the right place at the right time. His line-out work is improving but too often his energies are mis-applied. f W. G. A. MAXWELL, 1951. Fly-half. With a low centre of gravity he is not unlike an India-rubber ball—the harder he is knocked down the quicker he bounces up again. The more polished and technical movements of a first-class player have still to be mastered, but he has all the natural attributes to become a very elusive stand-off half of great promise.

-M. N. COATES, 1951. Prop. A solid player who should develop well. His heart and soul are in the game, but his movements are still rather slow and lacking in confidence. f G. B. PULLAN, 1951. Centre three-quarter. He has much rugger sense, but his play has shown some hestation this year. He is slow to come up in defence, but yet in attack we have seen glimpses of speed and elusiveness. fE. A. M. REM-SMITH, 1951. Left-wing three-quarter. Not a natural position for him, but yet his presence in some position in the three-quarter line has been invaluable. As he is a reserve scrum-half, a useful asset for any side.

If need be, he ought to develop into a useful three-quarter, after mastering the art of giving and taking of passes. * Cap.

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2nd XV.—S. J. White (Capt.),* A. W. Driver,* P. R. L. Wetherell,* J. E. B. Annequin,* D. Coverdale,* M. J. F. Everitt,* J. S. Megginson,* R. J. De Little,* G. B. Hudson,* D. H. Gudgeon, J. B. Weightman, C. W. Thompson, J. J. Youll, J. E. Fawcett, B. Meredith.

Colts XV.—C. M. C. Burdass (Capt.),* R. G. Bough,* D. A. Macpherson,* 0. C. Wetherell,* M. J. Kent, C. H. Lewis, A. T. Booth, A. E. Simpson, N. W. M. Carr, M. W. Bolton, J. R. Moore, M. J. Firth, P. L. Bardgett, R. B. Atkinson, H. C. Bulmer. * Colours.

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Junior Colts XV.—J. R. Shirtcliffe; D. J. Nesham, A. C. Stubbs, P. B. Clayton, D. Pfluger; E. A. Jackson, P. S. Roe; T. G. Stephenson, R. B. Wilson, N. J. Bell, T. A. W. Kettlewell (Capt.), R. M. Kirkus, F. J. Pacey, R. D. Beckitt, M. Willstrop.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XV 6th Oct. Sat., Wed., 10th Oct. Sat., 13th Oct. Sat., 20th Oct. Wed., 24th Oct. Sat., 27th Oct. 3rd Nov. Sat., Sat., 10th Nov. Sat., 17th Nov. Sat., 24th Nov. Wed., 28th Nov. Sat., 15th Dec. Wed.,

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JUNIOR HOUSE MATCHES 1st Round. Rise beat Manor by 17 points to 3.

Semi-finals. School House beat Grove by 5 points to 3.

Temple beat Rise by 12 points to 8.

Temple beat School House by 11 points to 0.

Final.

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A.

Away

SENIOR HOUSE MATCHES 1st Round. Grove drew with Manor, 3-3.

Grove beat Manor by 8 points to 3.

Replay.

Semi-finals. Rise beat School House by 8 points to 0.

Grove beat Temple by 15 points to 0.

Rise beat Grove by 14 points to 0.

Final.

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Result

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24 3.

3 &

41 3 6 9 14 15

SCHOOL MATCHES SCHOOL v. DURHAM SCHOOL

WED., 10TH OCT.

Played at Durham and won by 21 points to 3. Conditions were ideal for fast open rugby in this, the first inter-school match of the season.

From the kick-off the Durham forwards took play into the School "25", where a School forward was penalised for off-side. From this infringement Durham gained a momentarily 3 point lead. The School quickly retaliated, and after some scrappy mid-field play, Coverdale scored near the corner flag and Driver's splendid conversion proved the turning point in a so far evenly contested game.

In the second half we scored two quick tries—Raylor being the -scorer on both occasions. Driver improved the first try, and shortly afterwards converted a fine solo try scored by Gunning. The scoring came to a close when Driver kicked a penalty goal for an infringement in the Durham "25". Although Durham did make the occasional breakaway towards the end, our defence was never severely tested.

This was a most encouraging display which gave the team a .confident start to the season.

Result : Won, School 21 pts., Durham School 3 pts.

SAT., 20TH OCT. SCHOOL v. BRADFORD G.S. Played at Bradford and lost by 15 points to 6. Conditions were again very favourable for open football.

Bradford nearly scored from the kick-off through the ball being mishandled by the School forwards, who were showing complete lack of life, and this lethargic state was typical of our play throughout the game. Taking full advantage, Bradford scored two quick tries, from which we never really recovered. Faulty tackling by the School backs enabled the Bradford full-back to score two further tries, by making the extra man. The School retaliated towards half-time and scored through penalties by Fletcher and Driver respectively.

The second half was typical of the first, with the School playing far below form. The only score in this half was an unconverted try, again Scored by the Bradford full-back, and was due to thoroughly bad marking by the School backs.

The form shown by the team was too bad to be true. In front we were lifeless, with Gunning receiving little support in the loose; and outside Bradford were more impressive but were flattered by the poor play of their opponents.

Result : Lost, School 6 pts., Bradford G.S. 15 pts.

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SCHOOL v. TRENT COLLEGE

WED., 24TH OCT.

Played at home and won by 26 points to 5. Rigg returned to the second row for this match, played under ideal conditions.

From the kick-off the School were pressing on the Trent line, and from a quick heel the ball was passed to Raylor, who ran strongly to score in the corner. Shortly afterwards Gunning, receiving the ball in the Trent "25", scored another try which Fletcher converted. This was a marked improvement on the Bradford match with some very promising combined movements between forwards and backs.

Shortly after half-time Trent had a quick heel on the School "25", and their inside centre cut inside for a good try, which was converted.

The School pack, in which Rigg, Robinson, and Gunning were outstanding, had the measure of their opponents in both the tight and loose, and from a good movement by the forwards, Lochore scored near the posts—Fletcher • converting. Greenwood, who had been playing a good game at scrum-half, broke away and passed the ball out to Everitt for the latter to score near the corner. Gunning, picking a loose ball up near the Trent line, scored a further try, which Fletcher converted. The score was brought to a close when, from a further School breakaway, Fletcher cut in to score between the posts— Ire also converted the try. Shortly afterwards the final whistle went.

Result : Won, School 26 pts., Trent College 5 pts.

SCHOOL v. DENSTONE COLLEGE

SAT., 27TH OCT.

Played away and lost by 6 points to 3. Conditions were again ideal.

In the opening minutes the Denstone forwards took play into the School "25", and after continual pressure were awarded a penalty for off-side—the kick failed. Some scrappy mid-field play followed, and then Denstone were awarded a further penalty which was this time kicked. The School forwards were proving themselves a lively set in the loose, and had hard luck on several occasions not to get over the Denstone line.

In the second half the School attacked in the 'Denstone half and Raylor went near to scoring from a quick heel on the Denstone "25".

Denstone relieved pressure with a kick-ahead over the School backs, and for a considerable time we were on the defensive. A forward rush led by Ankers, Robinson and Gunning did eventually take play back into the Denstone half and from the ensuing line-out Lochore scored an unconverted try in the corner. The score was then 3-3.

Some good open play followed and from a loose scrum the Denstone scrum-half worked a good blind-side movement to let the left-winger score an unconverted try in the corner. Denstone were on top in the final stages, but thanks to sound defensive work were unable to cross your line.

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Summing up, the School forwards, with Rigg and Gunning outstanding, did their best work in the loose—and the backs, although not getting their share of the ball, put in some sound defensive work.

Result : Lost, School 3 pts., Denstone College 6 pts.

SCHOOL v. LEEDS G.S. SAT., 10TH Nov. Played at home and won by 6 points to 3. Conditions were heavy but entertaining rugby was played by both sides.

From the kick-off the School took play into the Leeds "25", and after some scrappy forward play Gunning scored an unconverted try near the corner. 'Soon afterwards the School scored again, this time through Raylor from a clever kick ahead by Fletcher. Leeds then took play into •the School half through a fine forward rush, and from an ensuing loose 'heel, the Leeds Captain scored a good try, which was too far out to be converted.

In the second half both sides came near to scoring on several occasions, and the rushes of the Leeds forwards caused us many anxious moments. There was, however, no further score in this half.

The School backs showed up very promisingly, their handling being particularly sound. Just before no-side Leeds were pressing heavily on our line, but a good forward rush relieved the situation and so saved the day.

It was an evenly contested game in which both sides overcame the heavy conditions extremely well.

Result : Won, School 6 pts., Leeds G.S. 3 pts.

SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL

SAT., 17TH Nov. Played at Giggleswick and lost by 9 points to 8. Playing with a strong downfield wind, the School were soon attacking in the Giggleswick "25", but after a promising blind-side movement had been checked play was taken back into mid-field. From a quick heel in our half, the Giggleswick left-winger, Wish, scored a good try in the corner which 'Horne failed to convert. The School then attacked strongly on the Giggleswick "25", and after continued pressure Gunning scored near the posts for Fletcher to convert.

At the beginning of the second half, numerous School attacks were repelled, but after continual pressure Gunning scored a further try which was unconverted. Giggleswick, getting most of the possession in both the tight and loose, then pressed heavily in our half, and Wish, receiving the ball on the "25" line, scored again in the corner.

Shortly afterwards the School lost Maxwell and were defending desperately with a reorganised three-quarter line. Almost on time the School were penalised, and Horne, the Giggleswick full-back, kicked a fine penalty goal to give his side a narrow but well-deserved victory.

Result : Lost, School 8 pts., Giggleswick School 9 pts.

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SAT., 24TH Nov.

SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE

Played at home and won by 9 points to 3. The ground was heavy and the ball greasy, but the weather was fine.

Ampleforth started well and took play into our "25", where they continued to press for most of the first half. During this period, however, Ampleforth were unfortunate to lose their pack leader with concussion. Eventually we relieved pressure through a fine forward rush led by Rigg, Gunning, and Lochore—and from this rush Everitt scored an unconverted try. We were definitely on top now, and shortly after the start of the second half Driver scored a further try in the corner. With the School forwards getting possession from both the tight and loose scrums, the backs were able to attack far more than their opponents. From a good passing movement Driver scored again. He failed with both conversions. Apart from the occasional Ampleforth breakaway, we were attacking continuously, but no-side came without any further score.

The School definitely had the better of the game territorially and finished the stronger side, but Ampleforth were unlucky to lose their leader so early in the game.

Result : Won, School 9pts., Ampleforth 3 pts.

SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE

WED., 28TH Nov.

Played at home under very heavy conditions. Won by 6 points to 3.

The School pressed at the start, and with the backs handling confidently, the Worksop line was severely tested on numerous occasions. Worksop were evidently taking some time to adapt themselves to the muddy conditions, and, after about 20 minutes play, Maxwell broke through to send Driver over for an unconverted try in the corner. This was quickly followed up by a further try to the School—this time Taylor seized on a loose ball from a line-out near the Worksop line, and scored in the corner.

In the second half Worksop began to settle down and play became very even with both sides being unable to penetrate tight defences.

Worksop, however, had the misfortune to lose their full-back, who was hurt in a tackle; but in spite of this they attacked strongly in our "25". They did eventually score an unconverted try, which was due to a faulty clearance by one of the School's backs. For the last few minutes Worksop were pressing continually on our line, and no-side came after a series of forward incidents in which Worksop were unable to get that vital quick heel.

Result : Won, School 6 pts., Worksop College 3 pts.

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SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES SAT., 15TH DEC. It was with very great regret that the O.P. match was cancelled.

There seemed little point in delaying the decision on Thursday evening, 13th December, when skating and sliding was still possible on the flooded riverside fields, and fog and frost persisted. From the moment when a decision was made, such a rapid •thaw set in that play definitely would have been possible by the Saturday. Our sympathies are extended particularly to John Harding, who had so successfully mustered an O.P. XV which were prepared to risk their necks against the School. The probable XV would have been :R. B. Pringle; C. K. Hudson, P. R. G. Graham, P. J. Blincoe, R. M. Hodgson; W. Graham, G. R. A. March; R. Hobson, T. 'Hobson, J. E. Stuart, J. R. Penty, E. A. K. Dennison, F. D. Browne, J. T. Harding, C. S. Shepherd.

We hope they will not have been deterred from turning out another year.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL Most of us have heard the phrase "A New Look". The so-called "New Building"—now used almost entirely by the Junior School— presented a very New Look when we returned in September, as the whole building had been re-decorated and painted during the holidays.

The Form Rooms were all very spick and span, and Mr. Ping's office was so transformed and re-arranged as to be almost unrecognisable !

Anyway, we all appreciated the work that had been done and the difference it made.

The beginning of the Christmas Term saw us with exactly the same number of. boys as at the end of the Summer Term, viz., 195, but during the term we collected another boy who returned to us from abroad.

We also welcomed a new Master to the Junior School staff, Mr. M. Lanning, who is taking some of the Mathematics and Science.

This term the Junior School had practically its own teaching staff.

We were only dove-tailed into the Senior School staff for one or two subjects.

P.

The sixty-three new boys were quickly settled into their respective forms, and the term has passed very normally and, indeed, very quickly.

During the term several unusual and interesting specimens were brought to Mr. Ping's Nature Study lessons, notably a 31 lb. Pike which had been caught in the River Swale. Other specimens were a Snipe, a Sparrow Hawk, a Carrion Crow, a Stoat and a Grey Squirrel.

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The whole School enjoyed the full day's holiday given on 1st November—All Saints' Day—and most of the Junior School boarders managed to go home or to friends.

Then followed a long period of very wet weather, and for a succession of games' days no football could be played, and, in fact, owing to flooded fields or hard frost the House rugger matches had to be postponed until next term.

The chief events of this term come towards the end. The P.T. Display was held on Wednesday and Thursday, 5th and 6th December, when upwards of 150 parents and friends attended on each day. The Display is, we feel confident, always a good show, and the boys try to do their best. But this year the exercises were particularly interesting as some new "features" were introduced by Sgt.-Major Power, and the boys performed them all very well indeed.

After the P.T. Display our end-of-term exams. occupied us all very fully, and also the efforts of Mr. Waine and Mr. Wicks, trying to find spare time when we could practice for the Carol Service.

Our own Junior School Carol Service in the School Chapel is reported elsewhere in the Peterite, but we may say here that all the boys in St. Olave's were keen and interested to give their best efforts at the Sunday Service, and they acquitted themselves most creditably.

The lessons were very well read by K. Brown, R. J. Catchpole, G. F. Mitchell, and D. C. Perry.

After the short Service with Prayers in Chapel our Final Assembly of the term was at 12-0 noon on Monday, 17th December, when the Head Master read the final Mark Orders, and announced the results of the points for the Work Shield, as follows :-1, Trojans, 14.5 points per boy; 2, Spartans, 13.1; 3, Thebans, 12.4; 4, Etruscans, 10.8.

PHYSICAL TRAINING DISPLAY The following was the programme :— Thursday, 6th December, 1951, at 2-15 p.m.

1. Exercises by Form J.iiA. 2. Exercises by Form J.iiis.

3. Exercises by Form J.ivs.

4. Basket Ball Match by boys from Remove and J.vA. 5. Exercises by Form J.vA. 6. Exercises by Remove.

7. A Skittle Ball Match by boys from Remove and J.vA.

Wednesday, 5th December, 1951, at 2-15 p.m.

1. Exercises by Form J.i.

2. Exercises by Form J.iis.

3. Exercises by Form J.iiiA. 4. Obstacle Race by the Arena Party.

5. Exercises by Form J.ivA. 6. Exercises by Form J.va.

7. A Skittle Ball Match by boys from J.vA and J.vs....

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SALVETE Christmas Term, 1951 BOARDERS M. G. H. Adcock (St. 0.). D. H. Fletcher (St. 0.).

A. Gomersall (W.).

J. M. Beachell (W.).

P. Goolden (W.).

A. G. Black (St. 0.).

C. Hermiston (St. 0.).

E. S. Bolton (W.).

S. R. Hutchinson (St. 0.).

T. P. Brown (St. 0.).

J. Burdon (W.).

T. C. James (A.).

J. M. Lynch (W.).

T. A. Dukes (St. 0.).

D. M. Patchett (St. 0.).

I. S. T. Dutton (W.).

J. P. Allan.

T. D. F. Anderson.

J. A. Baldwin.

J. W. Beckett.

M. S. Blacker.

J. C. Brisby.

P. J. Burton.

J. A. Bygate.

D. A. Collingwood.

A. H. Crowther.

A. Dale.

R. A. Elliott.

M. W. Foster.

M. J. French.

DAY BOYS M. G. A. Garbutt.

T. E. Giddings.

M. F. Grainger.

S. N. Harrison.

S. K. D. Hill.

P. Hodgson.

I. T. Hunter.

P. R. Jenner.

P. Johnson.

M. J. Kershaw.

R. W. Kirk.

M. N. McCulloch.

R. A. Martin.

R. G. Medd.

D. W. Pickup (W.).

D. H. Rhodes (St. 0.).

S. D. Ward (St. 0.).

F. I. Watson (W.).

J. C. G. Wheeler (W.).

M. R. Wood (W.).

J. G. Wright (St. 0.).

A. R. Milward.

P. H. Moat.

C. T. Murray.

M. F. Pheasy.

J. M. S. Prosser.

J. A. Shouksmith.

C. P. Spencer.

K. A. Steel.

M. L. Swain.

D. W. Walsh.

D. J. Wightman.

J. D. G. H. Wreghitt.

J. F. Miers (re-joined).

VALETE J. R. Fletcher (W.).

WOLF CUB REPORT This term Mr. Lanning has joined us as A.C.M., and a most efficient "Baloo" he has made. We have now a formidable waiting list, but we hope not to disappoint too many boys. Next term we shall increase the size of the Pack to twenty-eight, and in the summer a fifth Six may be formed.

Our meetings this term were at first held in the open, but we retired to the gym. as soon as the dark nights arrived. The most popular game has been "Monkeys' Paradise", whose rules are fluid, but whose one essential feature is that no-one must set foot on the ground.

We have gained two Second Stars, five First Stars and eleven badges, which is an improvement, but we need still more cubs with two Stars.

In the first round of the football competition we met Southlands, last year's winners of the cup. After holding them to a draw, we lost the re-play 4-2. Southlands have reached the final again this year, but the exceptionally wet weather delayed the match until after Christmas.

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On 29th November we were visited by the I.H.Q. Commissioner for Education, Brigadier Crampton. During the twenty minutes which he spent with us we played a signalling game and had an intersix competition which entailed knotting and hauling a cub out of a "swamp".

The party took place on 8th December, and once more the New Building was shaken to its foundations during the treasure hunt. Each Six invited a past member as a guest, and Cubs from other packs were also asked. As an innovation, brothers of a suitable age were invited too, and a good time was had by all.

JUNIOR SCHOOL GAMES Until the river flooded the lower fields about mid-term we had regular games on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the whole School, those of 11 years of age and over playing Rugger and the remainder Soccer.

After that it became a question of runs or walks, depending on the state of the weather.

We played six School matches, losing twice to Ampleforth College Juniors and twice to Pocklington Grammar School Juniors.

At Drax we drew a good game 11 points all, and at home we beat Drax Grammar School Juniors 22 points to nil.

Congratulations to R. J. Catchpole (Captain), M. Ruddock (ViceCaptain), and N. D. Taylor on being awarded their Rugger Colours.

The following represented the School :—G. Mitchell, M. Kershaw, D. C. Parry, G. Sanderson, J. G. Spink, D. G. Macpherson, J. R. Maxwell, N. D. Taylor, M. Ruddock, M. J. Loadman, K. Brown, D. Robinson, R. R. Baldwin, W. D. Dodsworth, R. J. Catchpole—also played, I. C. Bytheway, J. F. Knapton, G. P. Burden, D. B. Irvin, and C. J. Quickfall.

Junior and Senior House matches will be played off next term.

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